Goderich, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Goderich, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,954. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q33974. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.739°N, 81.712°W.
Population
In 1871, Goderich, Town—Ville had a population of 3,954: 1,968 male and 1,986 female residents. Population density was 1239.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,329 |
| 1861 | 3,227 |
| 1871 | 3,954 |
| 1881 | 4,564 |
| 1891 | 3,839 |
| 1901 | 4,158 |
| 1911 | 4,522 |
| 1921 | 4,107 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Goderich, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 732 |
| Number of females | 1,986 |
| Number of males | 1,968 |
| Number of married females | 606 |
| Number of married males | 608 |
| Number of married persons | 1,214 |
| Number of widowed females | 120 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 154 |
| Total population | 3,954 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,260 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,326 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,586 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 38 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 712 |
| Number of occupied houses | 713 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 120 |
| CRN BU | 170 |
| HAY AC | 117 |
| HAY TONS | 153 |
| OAT BU | 2,296 |
| PEA BU | 401 |
| POT AC | 73 |
| POT BU | 9,372 |
| RYE BU | 26 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,400 |
| WHT SP BU | 90 |
| WHT WTR BU | 15 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 16 |
| AREA | 1,400 |
| BEING BUILT | 38 |
| BEN BU | 27 |
| CD | 25 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 732 |
| FEMALE | 1,986 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 713 |
| INHABITED | 712 |
| MALE | 1,968 |
| MARRIED F | 606 |
| MARRIED M | 608 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,214 |
| POPULATION | 3,954 |
| ROOT BU | 4,519 |
| SINGLE F | 1,260 |
| SINGLE M | 1,326 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,586 |
| TUR BU | 947 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| VESSELS | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 120 |
| WIDOWED M | 34 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 154 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON025007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119018— 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 1871 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—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/goderich-town-ville-on025007-1871/.