Goderich, Ontario (1861 census)
Goderich was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,582. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261587. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.643°N, 81.636°W.
Population
In 1861, Goderich had a population of 3,582: 1,843 male and 1,739 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,582 |
| 1871 | 3,615 |
| 1881 | 3,444 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Goderich shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 175 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,582 total population, 1,843 males, 1,739 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,692, Female members of the family who are present: 1,641, 1,311 single males, 1,186 single females, 511 married males, 510 married females, 352 males attending school, 315 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 151, Females present who are not members of the family: 98, 56 female births, 51 male births, 43 widowed females, 23 adult males unable to read or write, 21 widowed males, 10 adult females unable to read or write, 2 lunatic females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 290 males aged 5 to 10, 287 single males aged 10 to 15, 281 females aged 5 to 10, 254 single females aged 10 to 15, 210 single females aged 15 to 20, 209 single males aged 15 to 20, 160 single males aged 20 to 30, 156 married females aged 30 to 40, 155 married females aged 20 to 30, 150 married males aged 30 to 40, 136 married males aged 40 to 50, 93 married females aged 40 to 50, 87 married males aged 20 to 30, 84 married males aged 50 to 60, 79 males aged 2 to 3, 78 single females aged 20 to 30, 76 females aged 4 to 5, 73 females aged 1 to 2, 73 males aged 4 to 5, 65 females aged 2 to 3, 63 females age 3 to 4, 59 males aged 1 to 2, 58 males aged 3 to 4, 56 married females aged 50 to 60, 41 married males aged 60 to 70, 25 single males aged 30 to 40, 24 married females aged 60 to 70, 17 married females aged 15 to 20, 12 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 single females aged 40 to 50, 9 single males aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 married females aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single females aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,104 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 747 persons originating in Ireland, 334 persons originating in England or Wales, 262 persons originating in Scotland, 52 French Canadians, 36 persons originating in the United States, 21 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 11 persons originating in New Brunswick, 7 persons originating in France, 7 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,049,544 value farms (dollars), $134,735 value all livestock, 102,384 bushels of spring wheat, 70,439 pounds of homemade butter, 66,311 bushels of oats, 58,451 bushels of potatoes, $51,731 value horses aged over 3 years, 45,032 bushels of winter wheat, 43,129 acres of land in farms, 37,175 bushels of turnips, $36,614 value farm implements in dollars, 31,681 pounds of maple sugar, 30,125 bushels of peas, 22,776 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 20,352 acres of farmland under cultivation, 13,198 acres of farmland under crops, 12,892 pounds of wool produced on farms, $6,762 value garden and orchard crops, 6,750 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,885 acres of spring wheat, 4,587 bushels of barley, 3,554 sheep, 3,197 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,903 swine, 2,412 tons of hay, 2,265 acres of oats, 1,952 calves and heifers, 1,613 acres of winter wheat, 1,549 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,412 barrels of pork, 1,388 milk cows, 1,273 acres of peas, 883 bushels of carrots, 763 horses aged over 3 years, 746 bushels of corn, 630 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 593 pounds of hops, 496 bulls, oxen, or steers, 479 occupants of farms, 460 acres of potatoes, 405 acres of farmland in gardens, 283 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 280 horses aged 3 years and under, 262 barrels of beef, 189 acres of turnips, 163 acres of barley, 154 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 91 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 90 bushels of beans, 84 bushels of rye, 66 gallons of cider, 63 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 56 bushels of buckwheat, 26 acres of corn, 15 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 acres of rye, 6 acres of buckwheat, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 5,362 yards of flannel, $4,545 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,003 yards of fulled cloth, 77 carriages for pleasure, 73 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 19 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON079005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON173007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261587
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Goderich, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/goderich-on079005-1861/.