Gosfield, Ontario (1861 census)
Gosfield was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,355. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.098°N, 82.735°W.
Population
In 1861, Gosfield had a population of 2,355: 1,215 male and 1,140 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 1861
In the 1861 census, Gosfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 177 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,355 total population, 1,215 males, 1,140 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,100, Female members of the family who are present: 1,062, 796 single males, 745 single females, 399 married males, 353 married females, 296 males attending school, 225 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 115, Females present who are not members of the family: 78, 49 adult males unable to read or write, 44 female births, 42 widowed females, 37 male births, 28 adult females unable to read or write, 20 widowed males, 3 lunatic males, 2 deaf and dumb females, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 176 males aged 5 to 10, 159 single females aged 15 to 20, 156 single females aged 10 to 15, 153 single males aged 15 to 20, 146 single males aged 10 to 15, 136 females aged 5 to 10, 128 married females aged 20 to 30, 122 married males aged 20 to 30, 105 single males aged 20 to 30, 102 married males aged 30 to 40, 100 married females aged 30 to 40, 79 married males aged 40 to 50, 59 married females aged 40 to 50, 49 married males aged 50 to 60, 48 single females aged 20 to 30, 46 females age 3 to 4, 46 females aged 1 to 2, 44 males aged 1 to 2, 43 females aged 4 to 5, 41 males aged 2 to 3, 40 females aged 2 to 3, 39 males aged 3 to 4, 36 married females aged 50 to 60, 32 married males aged 60 to 70, 28 males aged 4 to 5, 18 married females aged 15 to 20, 14 single females aged 30 to 40, 13 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 12 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 10 married males aged 70 to 80, 10 single males aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 7 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 married males aged 15 to 20, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,930 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 187 persons originating in the United States, 155 persons originating in England or Wales, 87 negroes or coloured persons, 47 male negroes or coloured persons, 40 female negroes or coloured persons, 28 persons originating in Ireland, 18 French Canadians, 15 persons originating in Scotland, 8 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 7 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 5 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in the East Indies. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $517,274 value farms (dollars), $114,167 value all livestock, 64,569 bushels of corn, 48,239 pounds of homemade butter, $46,186 value horses aged over 3 years, 36,639 bushels of potatoes, 32,042 bushels of oats, 31,962 acres of land in farms, 30,688 gallons of cider, 25,076 bushels of winter wheat, 18,903 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,418 bushels of turnips, 13,059 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,393 bushels of peas, 9,313 acres of farmland under crops, 6,655 pounds of wool produced on farms, $5,616 value garden and orchard crops, 4,569 swine, 4,499 bushels of buckwheat, 4,152 bushels of spring wheat, 3,343 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,758 bushels of rye, 2,710 pounds of maple sugar, 2,317 bushels of mangel wurtzel, $2,266 value farm implements in dollars, 2,134 acres of corn, 1,997 sheep, 1,941 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,560 acres of winter wheat, 1,529 tons of hay, 1,466 calves and heifers, 1,080 milk cows, 877 horses aged over 3 years, 845 bushels of barley, 648 barrels of pork, 581 acres of peas, 580 pounds of flax or hemp, 403 acres of farmland in gardens, 401 horses aged 3 years and under, 352 acres of buckwheat, 340 bushels of carrots, 337 acres of potatoes, 300 occupants of farms, 295 acres of spring wheat, 264 acres of oats, 222 acres of rye, 196 bulls, oxen, or steers, 109 bushels of beans, 105 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 95 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 85 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 71 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 60 acres of turnips, 57 barrels of beef, 50 acres of barley, 29 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 24 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 12 pounds of hops, 10 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 9 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $5,644 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,553 yards of flannel, 1,449 yards of fulled cloth, $182 value carriages for hire (dollars), 146 carriages for pleasure, 78 yards of linen, 6 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 1 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 29 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 17, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 6, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 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: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON071004— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gosfield-on071004-1861/.