Goderich, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)
Goderich, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,522. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q33974. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.742°N, 81.712°W.
Population
In 1911, Goderich, Town—Ville had a population of 4,522: 2,084 male and 2,438 female residents. Population density was 4508.1 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Goderich, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 4,158 |
| POP F | 2,438 |
| POP M | 2,084 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 2,405.32 |
| POP TOT | 4,522 |
Other recorded variables (40 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 765 |
| AREA ACRES | 1,200 |
| AREA SQ MI | 1.88 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 6 |
| BAPTISTS | 111 |
| BRETHREN | 46 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,421 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,420 |
| BRIT OTHER | 6 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,392 |
| CHINESE | 4 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 9 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DISCIPLES | 14 |
| DUTCH | 4 |
| DWELLINGS | 1,089 |
| F MARRIED | 903 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 27 |
| F SINGLE | 1,299 |
| F WIDOWED | 209 |
| FAMILIES | 1,107 |
| FRENCH | 46 |
| FRIENDS | 1 |
| GERMAN | 190 |
| GREEK | 3 |
| JEWISH | 16 |
| LUTHERANS | 19 |
| M MARRIED | 879 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 21 |
| M SINGLE | 1,131 |
| M WIDOWED | 53 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 1,314 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,706 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 501 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 2 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 5 |
| SWISS | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 8 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON083007— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/goderich-town-ville-on083007-1911/.