Gosfield, Ontario (1891 census)
Gosfield was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,071. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.098°N, 82.735°W.
Population
In 1891, Gosfield had a population of 4,071: 2,105 male and 1,966 female residents. Population density was 40.1 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 Gosfield S, 1901 (51.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Gosfield N, 1901 (48.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Gosfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 809 |
| Number of families | 809 |
| Number of females | 1,966 |
| Number of males | 2,105 |
| Number of married females | 754 |
| Number of married males | 755 |
| Number of married persons | 1,509 |
| Number of widowed females | 75 |
| Number of widowed males | 59 |
| Number of widowed persons | 134 |
| POP F | 1,966 |
| POP M | 2,105 |
| POP TOT | 4,071 |
| Total population | 4,071 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,137 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,291 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,428 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 15 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,056 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 11 |
| Number of houses | 790 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 120 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 24 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 646 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 234 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 555 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 82 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 119 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 122 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 383 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 801 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 34 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,098 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,570 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,293 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,687 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 58,539 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,216 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 36,402 |
| Acres of land in farms | 48,089 |
| Acres of oats | 4,563 |
| Acres of potatoes | 397 |
| Acres of turnips | 99 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,096 |
| BAR AC | 1,098 |
| BAR BU | 19,344 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 19,344 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2,159 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,436 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 755 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 400,029 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 117,924 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6,014 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 36,642 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,564 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,244 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 29,816 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 79,798 |
| BWT BU | 2,436 |
| CRN BU | 400,029 |
| HAY AC | 5,216 |
| HAY TONS | 7,863 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2,115 |
| Number of chickens | 23,341 |
| Number of ducks | 544 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 632 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 135 |
| Number of geese | 919 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 956 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,816 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,293 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 767 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,964 |
| Number of other fowl | 219 |
| Number of oxen | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 88 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 282 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 217 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 163 |
| Number of sheep | 3,241 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,631 |
| Number of swine | 7,579 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 8,604 |
| Number of turkeys | 357 |
| OAT AC | 4,563 |
| OAT BU | 117,924 |
| PEA BU | 6,014 |
| POT AC | 397 |
| POT BU | 36,642 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 495 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 13,775 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,410 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 248,931 |
| RYE BU | 1,564 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,863 |
| WHT AC | 5,096 |
| WHT FALL BU | 79,798 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,244 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 88 |
| A 11 50 | 282 |
| A 201 PL | 17 |
| A 51 100 | 217 |
| BEN BU | 2,159 |
| BUTTER LB | 248,931 |
| CATTLE KS | 2,115 |
| CHEESE LB | 495 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,137 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,291 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,428 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 13,775 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 956 |
| DUCKS | 544 |
| FAMILIES | 809 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,410 |
| FRN CA | 15 |
| GEESE | 919 |
| GRA BU | 755 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 23,341 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,816 |
| HOUSES | 790 |
| HOUSES B | 120 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 47 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 122 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 119 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 234 |
| HOUSES S | 24 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 383 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 82 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 555 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 34 |
| HOUSES W | 646 |
| INF 11 A | 163 |
| MD FEM | 754 |
| MD MALE | 755 |
| MD TOT | 1,509 |
| MILK COWS | 2,293 |
| NAME CD | Essex, South—Sud |
| OC F | 135 |
| OC P | 632 |
| OC TOT | 767 |
| OTHER FOWL | 219 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,964 |
| OTHERS | 4,056 |
| SHEEP | 3,241 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,631 |
| SUP AM | 36,402 |
| SUP FOR | 11,687 |
| SUP JV | 1,570 |
| SUP PAT | 6,293 |
| SUP SC | 58,539 |
| SUP TOT | 48,089 |
| SWINE | 7,579 |
| SWINE KS | 8,604 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 801 |
| TUR AC | 99 |
| TUR BU | 29,816 |
| TURKEY | 357 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 11 |
| WID FEM | 75 |
| WID MALE | 59 |
| WID TOT | 134 |
| WORKING OX | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON063006— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gosfield-on063006-1891/.