Goderich, Town of, Ontario (1851 census)
Goderich, Town of was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,329. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q33974. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.739°N, 81.712°W.
Population
In 1851, Goderich, Town of had a population of 1,329: 703 male and 626 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,329 |
| 1861 | 3,227 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Goderich, Town of shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 99 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,329 total population, 703 males, 626 females, Male members of the family who are present: 585, Female members of the family who are present: 544, 493 single males, 400 single females, 233 families, 198 married females, 198 married males, 145 males attending school, 126 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 118, Females present who are not members of the family: 82, 28 male births, 28 widowed females, 23 female births, Male members of the family who are present: 22, 12 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 6, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 119 males aged 5 to 10, 100 females aged 5 to 10, 85 married females aged 20 to 30, 83 single males aged 10 to 15, 82 single females aged 15 to 20, 74 single females aged 10 to 15, 74 single males aged 20 to 30, 68 married males aged 30 to 40, 68 single males aged 15 to 20, 63 married females aged 30 to 40, 53 married males aged 20 to 30, 48 married males aged 40 to 50, 37 single females aged 20 to 30, 34 males aged 2 to 3, 27 married females aged 40 to 50, 26 males under age 1, 24 females age 3 to 4, 23 females aged 2 to 3, 23 females under age 1, 22 males aged 1 to 2, 21 males aged 4 to 5, 20 married males aged 50 to 60, 16 males aged 3 to 4, 15 females aged 1 to 2, 14 females aged 4 to 5, 14 single males aged 30 to 40, 13 married females aged 50 to 60, 12 single males aged 40 to 50, 9 married females aged 15 to 20, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 married males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 611 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 245 persons originating in Ireland, 169 persons originating in Scotland, 150 persons originating in England or Wales, 43 persons originating in the United States, 36 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 24 French Canadians, 18 persons originating in all other places, 10 persons originating in the West Indies, 9 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 4 persons originating in Newfoundland, 4 persons whose origin is unknown, 3 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 Indigenous females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 24 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas McQueen | 1803–1861 | died here |
| Charles Samuel Eby | 1845–1925 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON016016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON079006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q33974
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goderich,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goderich_(Ontario)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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, Town of, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/goderich-town-of-on016016-1851/.