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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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, South—Sud, 1901 (51.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Gosfield, North—Nord, 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 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,071 total population, 2,105 males, 1,966 females, 1,509 married persons, 809 families, 755 married males, 754 married females, 134 widowed persons, 75 widowed females, 59 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,428 single persons under 18, 1,291 single males under 18, 1,137 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 4,056 persons who are not French Canadian, 15 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 801 occupied houses, 790 houses, 646 houses built of wood, 555 houses of 2 stories, 383 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 234 houses of 1 story, 122 houses of 5 rooms, 120 houses built of brick, 119 houses of 4 rooms, 82 houses of 3 rooms, 47 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 34 uninhabited houses, 26 houses of 2 rooms, 24 houses built of stone, 11 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 7 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 houses of 1 room, 4 houses under construction, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 400,029 bushels of corn, 248,931 pounds of homemade butter, 117,924 bushels of oats, 79,798 bushels of winter wheat, 58,539 acres of farmland under crops, 48,089 acres of land in farms, 36,642 bushels of potatoes, 36,402 acres of improved land in farms, 29,816 bushels of turnips, 23,341 chickens, 19,344 bushels of barley, 13,775 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 11,687 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,604 swine slaughtered or sold, 7,863 tons of hay, 7,579 swine, 6,293 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,014 bushels of peas, 5,216 acres of hay crops, 5,096 acres of wheat, 4,563 acres of oats, 3,241 sheep, 2,964 other cattle, 2,436 bushels of buckwheat, 2,293 milk cows, 2,159 bushels of beans, 2,115 cattle killed or sold, 1,816 horses aged over 3 years, 1,631 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,570 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1,564 bushels of rye, 1,410 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,244 bushels of spring wheat, 1,098 acres of barley, 956 horses aged 3 years and under, 919 geese, 767 occupants of farms, 755 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 632 farm occupants who own their land, 544 ducks, 495 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 397 acres of potatoes, 357 turkeys, 282 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 219 other fowl, 217 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 163 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 135 farm occupants who rent their land, 99 acres of turnips, 88 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 32 oxen, 17 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Gordon Charles Davidson | 1884–1922 | born here |
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/.