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 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 density was 37.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,715 |
| 1861 | 3,582 |
| 1871 | 3,615 |
| 1881 | 3,444 |
| 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Goderich shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 624 |
| Number of families | 624 |
| Number of females | 1,719 |
| Number of males | 1,725 |
| Number of married females | 526 |
| Number of married males | 524 |
| Number of married persons | 1,050 |
| Number of widowed females | 62 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 96 |
| POP TOT | 3,444 |
| Total population | 3,444 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,131 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,167 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,298 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 619 |
| Number of occupied houses | 621 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 57 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,446 |
| Acres of potatoes | 406 |
| Acres of wheat | 8,664 |
| BAR BU | 31,928 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 31,928 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 156 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 348 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 9,658 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 145,628 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 68,284 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 6,547 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 43,391 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 293 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 18,640 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 54,190 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 148,925 |
| BWT BU | 156 |
| CRN BU | 9,658 |
| HAY AC | 5,446 |
| HAY TONS | 6,319 |
| OAT BU | 145,628 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 6,547 |
| POT AC | 406 |
| POT BU | 43,391 |
| RYE BU | 293 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,319 |
| WHT AC | 8,664 |
| WHT SP BU | 18,640 |
| WHT WTR BU | 148,925 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,131 |
| C UNMD M | 1,167 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,298 |
| D OCC | 621 |
| FEMALE | 1,719 |
| GRA BU | 348 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 619 |
| H UNINH | 57 |
| MALE | 1,725 |
| MD F | 526 |
| MD M | 524 |
| MD TOT | 1,050 |
| NUMBER CD | 173 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 68,284 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| TUR BU | 54,190 |
| WID F | 62 |
| WID M | 34 |
| WID TOT | 96 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON173007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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/.