Gosfield, Ontario (1871 census)
Gosfield was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,994. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.098°N, 82.735°W.
Population
In 1871, Gosfield had a population of 2,994: 1,555 male and 1,439 female residents. Population density was 29.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,802 |
| 1861 | 2,355 |
| 1871 | 2,994 |
| 1881 | 3,494 |
| 1891 | 4,071 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Kingsville, Village, 1881 (1.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Gosfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 559 |
| Number of females | 1,439 |
| Number of males | 1,555 |
| Number of married females | 527 |
| Number of married males | 530 |
| Number of married persons | 1,057 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| Number of widowed persons | 82 |
| Total population | 2,994 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 869 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 986 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,855 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 554 |
| Number of occupied houses | 555 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,596 |
| BWT BU | 2,246 |
| CRN BU | 87,421 |
| HAY AC | 2,778 |
| HAY TONS | 3,124 |
| OAT BU | 44,839 |
| PEA BU | 2,019 |
| POT AC | 297 |
| POT BU | 34,263 |
| RYE BU | 159 |
| Total area (acres) | 60,790 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,204 |
| WHT WTR BU | 28,182 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,385 |
| AREA | 60,790 |
| BEING BUILT | 11 |
| BEN BU | 294 |
| CD | 1 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 559 |
| FEMALE | 1,439 |
| GRA BU | 480 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 555 |
| INHABITED | 554 |
| MALE | 1,555 |
| MARRIED F | 527 |
| MARRIED M | 530 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,057 |
| POPULATION | 2,994 |
| ROOT BU | 1,150 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 869 |
| SINGLE M | 986 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,855 |
| TUR BU | 19,748 |
| UNINHABITED | 21 |
| WIDOWED F | 43 |
| WIDOWED M | 39 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 82 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON001005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON063006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Gosfield, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gosfield-on001005-1871/.