Gosfield, Ontario (1851 census)
Gosfield was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,802. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.098°N, 82.735°W.
Population
In 1851, Gosfield had a population of 1,802: 945 male and 857 female residents.
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Gosfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 151 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,802 total population, 945 males, Male members of the family who are present: 890, 857 females, Female members of the family who are present: 837, 672 single males, 581 single females, 288 families, 257 married males, 254 married females, 200 males attending school, 193 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 55, 38 male births, 28 female births, 22 widowed females, Females present who are not members of the family: 20, 16 widowed males, 6 lunatic females, Female members of the family who are absent: 3, Male members of the family who are present: 1, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 155 males aged 5 to 10, 153 females aged 5 to 10, 135 single females aged 10 to 15, 135 single males aged 10 to 15, 105 single males aged 15 to 20, 94 single males aged 20 to 30, 89 married females aged 20 to 30, 76 single females aged 15 to 20, 74 married males aged 30 to 40, 67 married females aged 30 to 40, 65 married males aged 20 to 30, 61 married males aged 40 to 50, 45 married females aged 40 to 50, 44 females aged 1 to 2, 43 females aged 2 to 3, 43 males aged 3 to 4, 40 married males aged 50 to 60, 35 males under age 1, 35 single females aged 20 to 30, 34 females aged 4 to 5, 33 males aged 1 to 2, 33 males aged 2 to 3, 28 females under age 1, 26 married females aged 50 to 60, 24 females age 3 to 4, 22 males aged 4 to 5, 19 married females aged 15 to 20, 10 married males aged 60 to 70, 7 single males aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,447 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 147 persons originating in England or Wales, 110 persons originating in the United States, 44 French Canadians, 33 male negroes or coloured persons, 33 persons originating in Ireland, 30 female negroes or coloured persons, 8 persons originating in Scotland, 6 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 3 persons originating in France, 3 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 Indigenous females, 1 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 122,030 pounds of tobacco, 41,273 pounds of homemade butter, 24,683 bushels of wheat, 18,148 acres of land in farms, 17,856 bushels of corn, 14,094 bushels of potatoes, 10,855 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,545 bushels of oats, 9,376 pounds of maple sugar, 8,165 gallons of cider, 7,603 bushels of turnips, 7,293 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,517 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,801 acres of farmland under crops, 3,786 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,261 sheep, 1,958 acres of wheat, 1,751 swine, 1,326 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,319 tons of hay, 874 bushels of buckwheat, 870 barrels of pork, 844 acres of corn, 810 calves and heifers, 779 bushels of peas, 702 milk cows, 607 horses, 399 bulls, oxen, or steers, 398 acres of oats, 266 barrels of beef, 201 occupants of farms, 166 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 131 bushels of rye, 127 bushels of barley, 125 acres of potatoes, 70 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 65 acres of buckwheat, 54 bushels of beans, 51 acres of peas, 51 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 51 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 37 acres of turnips, 26 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 13 acres of rye, 10 acres of barley, 8 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 4,691 yards of fulled cloth, 1,197 yards of flannel. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 9 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON008004— 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 1851 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 (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gosfield-on008004-1851/.