Goderich, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)
Goderich, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 4,107. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q33974. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.742°N, 81.712°W.
Population
In 1921, Goderich, Town—Ville had a population of 4,107: 1,911 male and 2,196 female residents. Population density was 4094.3 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Goderich, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 2,196 |
| POP M | 1,911 |
| POP TOT | 4,107 |
Other recorded variables (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 844 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 12 |
| BAPTISTS | 103 |
| BRETHREN | 14 |
| BRIT BORN F | 235 |
| BRIT BORN M | 244 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,498 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,330 |
| BRIT OTHER | 19 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 977 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,904 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,610 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| EUR DUTCH | 31 |
| EUR FRENCH | 51 |
| EUR GERMAN | 144 |
| EUR GREEK | 1 |
| EUR HEBREW | 23 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 1 |
| EUR OTHER | 11 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 57 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 57 |
| JEWS | 23 |
| LUTHERANS | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 1,144 |
| MORMONS | 6 |
| OTHER SECTS | 22 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,465 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 466 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 10 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON119018— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/goderich-town-ville-on119018-1921/.