Gosfield, Ontario (1851 census)
Gosfield was a census subdivision in Essex County, 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 density was 17.6 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Gosfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 330 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 288 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 3 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 837 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 20 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 890 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 55 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 1 |
| Number of families | 288 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 28 |
| Number of females | 857 |
| Number of females attending school | 193 |
| Number of lunatic females | 6 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 38 |
| Number of males | 945 |
| Number of males attending school | 200 |
| Number of married females | 254 |
| Number of married males | 257 |
| Number of single females | 581 |
| Number of single males | 672 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| POP | 1,802 |
| POP FX N.1 | 857 |
| POP MX N.1 | 945 |
| POP XX N.1 | 1,802 |
| Total population | 1,802 |
Age structure (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 24 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 44 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 43 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 34 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 153 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 28 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 33 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 33 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 43 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 22 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 155 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 35 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 19 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 89 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 67 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 45 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 26 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 6 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 65 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 74 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 61 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 40 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 10 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 5 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 135 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 76 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 35 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 135 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 105 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 94 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 7 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 7 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 6 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 7 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 3 |
Ethnic origin (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of female negroes or coloured persons | 30 |
| Number of French Canadians | 44 |
| Number of Indigenous females | 1 |
| Number of male negroes or coloured persons | 33 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 1,447 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 147 |
| Number of persons originating in France | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 33 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 6 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 8 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 110 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 10 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 65 |
| Acres of corn | 844 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 166 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,326 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,855 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,801 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 7,293 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,148 |
| Acres of oats | 398 |
| Acres of peas | 51 |
| Acres of potatoes | 125 |
| Acres of rye | 13 |
| Acres of turnips | 37 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,958 |
| BAR AC | 10 |
| BAR BU | 127 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 266 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 870 |
| BEEF BAR | 266 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 127 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 874 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 17,856 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,545 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 779 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,094 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 131 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,603 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 24,683 |
| BWT AC | 65 |
| BWT BU | 874 |
| CRN AC | 844 |
| CRN BU | 17,856 |
| Gallons of cider produced in the past year | 8,165 |
| HAY TONS | 1,319 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 399 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 810 |
| Number of horses | 607 |
| Number of milk cows | 702 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 201 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 51 |
| Number of sheep | 2,261 |
| Number of swine | 1,751 |
| OAT AC | 398 |
| OAT BU | 9,545 |
| PEA AC | 51 |
| PEA BU | 779 |
| PORK BAR | 870 |
| POT AC | 125 |
| POT BU | 14,094 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,786 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 41,273 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 9,376 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 122,030 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,517 |
| RYE AC | 13 |
| RYE BU | 131 |
| TOB LBS | 122,030 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,319 |
| WHT AC | 1,958 |
| WHT BU | 24,683 |
| WOOL LBS | 6,517 |
Manufacturing & industry (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 1,197 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 4,691 |
Deaths & mortality (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 females of all ages | 2 |
| 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 all ages | 7 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 3 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 9 |
Other recorded variables (153 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 41,273 |
| BEN BU | 54 |
| BOV | 399 |
| C H | 810 |
| C LBS | 3,786 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 2 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 945 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 857 |
| C03 GM WATER | 2 |
| C03 TOTAL | 1,802 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 890 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 837 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 55 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 20 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 1 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 3 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 3 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 1 |
| C104 BTWN 80 AND 90 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 38 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 2 |
| C124 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN M | 1 |
| C126 MD MALE | 257 |
| C127 S MALE | 672 |
| C128 WID MALE | 16 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 945 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 28 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 5,500 |
| C130 MD FEM | 254 |
| C131 S FEM | 581 |
| C132 WID FEM | 22 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 857 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 1,802 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 7 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 2 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 9 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 2 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 35 |
| C140 INDIANS F | 1 |
| C141 COL PERSON M | 33 |
| C142 COL PERSONS F | 30 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 200 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 193 |
| C146 DEAF AND DUMB F | 1 |
| C15 GM NO RETURNS | 2 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 28 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 6 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 3 |
| C16 SM NO | 3 |
| C17 SM STEAM | 1 |
| C18 SM WATER | 2 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 33 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 44 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 1 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 1 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 33 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 43 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 43 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 24 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 3 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 22 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 3 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 34 |
| C32 CFM NO | 2 |
| C33 CFM RETURNS | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 155 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 153 |
| C35 CFM WOOL | 10,000 |
| C36 CFM CLOTH | 1,800 |
| C36 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 1 |
| C37 CFM HANDS | 3 |
| C38 CFM NO RETURN | 1 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 135 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 135 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 1 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 105 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 19 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 76 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 65 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 94 |
| C52 TAN NO | 2 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 89 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 35 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 2 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C57 TAN NO RETURNS | 2 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 74 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 7 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 1 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 67 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 3 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 3 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 61 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 1 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 1 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 45 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 2 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 40 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 1 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 7 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 26 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 2 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 7 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 10 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 2 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 2 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 6 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 2 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 6 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 5 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 2 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 2 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 2 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 2 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 1 |
| C99 BTWN 80 AND 90 M S | 1 |
| CD NAME | Essex |
| CID GAL | 8,165 |
| CROP | 5,801 |
| CULT | 7,293 |
| DE NL | 3 |
| ENG WLS | 147 |
| FC YRDS | 4,691 |
| FLAN YRDS | 1,197 |
| FR | 3 |
| FREN ORIG | 44 |
| GARDEN | 166 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HELD | 18,148 |
| HORSE | 607 |
| IRE | 33 |
| LINE NO | 54 |
| M COWS | 702 |
| MPLS LBS | 9,376 |
| NOT FRN | 1,447 |
| NS PEI | 6 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 70 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 26 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 51 |
| O OVR 200 | 3 |
| O UNDR 10 | 51 |
| OTHER PL | 1 |
| PASTURE | 1,326 |
| SCOT | 8 |
| SHEEP | 2,261 |
| SWINE | 1,751 |
| TOT O | 201 |
| TUR AC | 37 |
| TUR BU | 7,603 |
| US | 110 |
| WOOD | 10,855 |
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/.