Goderich, Ontario (1911 census)
Goderich was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,926. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261587. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.645°N, 81.638°W.
Population
In 1911, Goderich had a population of 1,926: 986 male and 940 female residents. Population density was 22.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,907 |
| 1901 | 2,528 |
| 1911 | 1,926 |
| 1921 | 1,743 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Goderich shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 53,849 area in acres, 1,926 total population, 986 males in the population, 940 females in the population, 570 single (never-married) males, 517 single (never-married) females, 459 families, 377 married males, 371 married females, 84.14 area in square miles, 51 widowed females, 36 widowed males, 22.88 population per square mile, 1 divorced males, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated males, 1 males with marital status not given. 2,528 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 792 persons of British origin (Irish), 786 persons of British origin (English), 260 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 47 persons of German origin, 30 persons of French origin, 11 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 858 Methodists, 549 Anglicans (Church of England), 404 Presbyterians, 76 Roman Catholics, 11 Disciples of Christ, 9 Baptists, 9 Brethren, 8 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 455 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON083003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119003_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261587
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/goderich-on083003-1911/.