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 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Gosfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,494 total population, 1,807 males, 1,687 females, 1,303 married persons, 693 families, 652 married males, 651 married females, 87 widowed persons, 59 widowed females, 28 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,104 single persons under 18, 1,127 single males under 18, 977 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 686 occupied houses, 684 inhabited houses, 22 uninhabited houses, 16 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 105,686 bushels of winter wheat, 87,409 bushels of corn, 52,735 bushels of oats, 22,901 bushels of potatoes, 6,753 acres of wheat, 6,699 bushels of turnips, 3,687 bushels of barley, 3,681 tons of hay, 3,156 bushels of other root crops, 2,892 acres of hay crops, 2,096 bushels of peas and beans, 736 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 695 bushels of buckwheat, 287 acres of potatoes, 143 bushels of spring wheat, 64 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,494 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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/.