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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,954 |
| 1881 | 4,564 |
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 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 3,954 total population, 1,986 females, 1,968 males, 1,214 married persons, 732 families, 608 married males, 606 married females, 154 widowed persons, 120 widowed females, 34 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 2,586 single persons under 18, 1,326 single males under 18, 1,260 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 713 occupied houses, 712 inhabited houses, 38 houses under construction, 4 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary vessels. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 1,400 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON025007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON174002— 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/.