Goderich, Ontario (1881 census)
Goderich was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,444. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261587. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.643°N, 81.636°W.
Population
In 1881, Goderich had a population of 3,444: 1,725 male and 1,719 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Goderich shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,444 total population, 1,725 males, 1,719 females, 1,050 married persons, 624 families, 526 married females, 524 married males, 96 widowed persons, 62 widowed females, 34 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,298 single persons under 18, 1,167 single males under 18, 1,131 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 621 occupied houses, 619 inhabited houses, 57 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 148,925 bushels of winter wheat, 145,628 bushels of oats, 68,284 bushels of other root crops, 54,190 bushels of turnips, 43,391 bushels of potatoes, 31,928 bushels of barley, 18,640 bushels of spring wheat, 9,658 bushels of corn, 8,664 acres of wheat, 6,547 bushels of peas and beans, 6,319 tons of hay, 5,446 acres of hay crops, 406 acres of potatoes, 348 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 293 bushels of rye, 156 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,444 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON173007— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/goderich-on173007-1881/.