Goderich, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Goderich, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,839. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q33974. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.742°N, 81.712°W.
Population
In 1891, Goderich, Town—Ville had a population of 3,839: 1,810 male and 2,029 female residents. Population density was 3827.2 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Goderich, Town—Ville, 1881 (31.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Goderich, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 786 |
| Number of families | 786 |
| Number of females | 2,029 |
| Number of males | 1,810 |
| Number of married females | 598 |
| Number of married males | 591 |
| Number of married persons | 1,189 |
| Number of widowed females | 188 |
| Number of widowed males | 50 |
| Number of widowed persons | 238 |
| POP F | 2,029 |
| POP M | 1,810 |
| POP TOT | 3,839 |
| Total population | 3,839 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,243 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,169 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,412 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,839 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 16 |
| Number of houses | 765 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 143 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 19 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 603 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 484 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 273 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 80 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 110 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 459 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 781 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 62 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 28 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,016 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,011 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,389 |
| Acres of hay crops | 285 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,766 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,777 |
| Acres of oats | 209 |
| Acres of potatoes | 67 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 608 |
| BAR AC | 28 |
| BAR BU | 900 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 900 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 275 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,090 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 655 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,104 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 13,715 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,678 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,350 |
| CRN BU | 275 |
| HAY AC | 285 |
| HAY TONS | 433 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 32 |
| Number of chickens | 4,077 |
| Number of ducks | 25 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 511 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 185 |
| Number of geese | 79 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 55 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 328 |
| Number of milk cows | 238 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 700 |
| Number of other cattle | 72 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 660 |
| Number of sheep | 27 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 12 |
| Number of swine | 94 |
| Number of turkeys | 14 |
| OAT AC | 209 |
| OAT BU | 9,090 |
| PEA BU | 655 |
| POT AC | 67 |
| POT BU | 7,104 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 38 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 120 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,432 |
| RYE BU | 50 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 433 |
| WHT AC | 608 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,350 |
| WHT SP BU | 13,715 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 11 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 18 |
| BEN BU | 20 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,432 |
| CATTLE KS | 32 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,243 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,169 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,412 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 38 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 55 |
| DUCKS | 25 |
| FAMILIES | 786 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 120 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 79 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,077 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 328 |
| HOUSES | 765 |
| HOUSES B | 143 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 50 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 110 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 80 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 484 |
| HOUSES S | 19 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 459 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 45 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 273 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 62 |
| HOUSES W | 603 |
| INF 11 A | 660 |
| MD FEM | 598 |
| MD MALE | 591 |
| MD TOT | 1,189 |
| MILK COWS | 238 |
| NAME CD | Huron, West—Ouest |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 185 |
| OC P | 511 |
| OC TOT | 700 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 72 |
| OTHERS | 3,839 |
| SHEEP | 27 |
| SHEEP KS | 12 |
| SUP AM | 3,766 |
| SUP FOR | 1,011 |
| SUP PAT | 1,016 |
| SUP SC | 2,389 |
| SUP TOT | 4,777 |
| SWINE | 94 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 781 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 3,678 |
| TURKEY | 14 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 16 |
| WID FEM | 188 |
| WID MALE | 50 |
| WID TOT | 238 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON078006— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/goderich-town-ville-on078006-1891/.