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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 3,839 |
| 1901 | 4,158 |
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 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,839 total population, 2,029 females, 1,810 males, 1,189 married persons, 786 families, 598 married females, 591 married males, 238 widowed persons, 188 widowed females, 50 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,412 single persons under 18, 1,243 single females under 18, 1,169 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,839 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 781 occupied houses, 765 houses, 603 houses built of wood, 484 houses of 1 story, 459 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 273 houses of 2 stories, 143 houses built of brick, 110 houses of 5 rooms, 80 houses of 4 rooms, 62 uninhabited houses, 50 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 45 houses of 3 rooms, 19 houses built of stone, 16 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 13 houses of over 15 rooms, 8 houses of 3 stories, 7 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 13,715 bushels of spring wheat, 9,090 bushels of oats, 7,104 bushels of potatoes, 4,777 acres of land in farms, 4,432 pounds of homemade butter, 4,077 chickens, 3,766 acres of improved land in farms, 3,678 bushels of turnips, 2,389 acres of farmland under crops, 1,350 bushels of winter wheat, 1,016 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,011 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 900 bushels of barley, 700 occupants of farms, 660 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 655 bushels of peas, 608 acres of wheat, 511 farm occupants who own their land, 433 tons of hay, 328 horses aged over 3 years, 285 acres of hay crops, 275 bushels of corn, 238 milk cows, 209 acres of oats, 185 farm occupants who rent their land, 120 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 94 swine, 79 geese, 72 other cattle, 67 acres of potatoes, 55 horses aged 3 years and under, 50 bushels of rye, 38 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 32 cattle killed or sold, 28 acres of barley, 27 sheep, 25 ducks, 20 bushels of beans, 18 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 14 turkeys, 12 acres of turnips, 12 sheep slaughtered or sold, 11 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 6 other fowl, 4 employees on farms, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON078006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON075005— 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/.