Gosfield, Ontario (1881 census)
Gosfield was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,494. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.098°N, 82.735°W.
Population
In 1881, Gosfield had a population of 3,494: 1,807 male and 1,687 female residents. Population density was 34.5 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Gosfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 693 |
| Number of families | 693 |
| Number of females | 1,687 |
| Number of males | 1,807 |
| Number of married females | 651 |
| Number of married males | 652 |
| Number of married persons | 1,303 |
| Number of widowed females | 59 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 87 |
| POP TOT | 3,494 |
| Total population | 3,494 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 977 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,127 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,104 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 16 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 684 |
| Number of occupied houses | 686 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,892 |
| Acres of potatoes | 287 |
| Acres of wheat | 6,753 |
| BAR BU | 3,687 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,687 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 695 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 736 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 87,409 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 52,735 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,156 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,096 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,901 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 64 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 143 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,699 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 105,686 |
| BWT BU | 695 |
| CRN BU | 87,409 |
| HAY AC | 2,892 |
| HAY TONS | 3,681 |
| OAT BU | 52,735 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,096 |
| POT AC | 287 |
| POT BU | 22,901 |
| RYE BU | 64 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,681 |
| WHT AC | 6,753 |
| WHT SP BU | 143 |
| WHT WTR BU | 105,686 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 977 |
| C UNMD M | 1,127 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,104 |
| D OCC | 686 |
| FEMALE | 1,687 |
| GRA BU | 736 |
| H CON | 16 |
| H INHAB | 684 |
| H UNINH | 22 |
| MALE | 1,807 |
| MD F | 651 |
| MD M | 652 |
| MD TOT | 1,303 |
| NUMBER CD | 181 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,156 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| TUR BU | 6,699 |
| WID F | 59 |
| WID M | 28 |
| WID TOT | 87 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON181006— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gosfield-on181006-1881/.