Gosfield S, Ontario (1911 census)
Gosfield S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,412. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.061°N, 82.742°W.
Population
In 1911, Gosfield S had a population of 2,412: 1,240 male and 1,172 female residents. Population density was 57.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 2,412 |
| 1921 | 2,427 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Gosfield S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 26,846 area in acres, 2,412 total population, 1,240 males in the population, 1,172 females in the population, 725 single (never-married) males, 619 single (never-married) females, 524 families, 491 married females, 490 married males, 60 widowed females, 57.50 population per square mile, 41.95 area in square miles, 24 widowed males, 2 legally separated females, 1 males with marital status not given. 2,417 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,170 persons of British origin (English), 612 persons of German origin, 234 persons of British origin (Irish), 184 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 114 persons of French origin, 30 persons of Scandinavian origin, 21 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. 35 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 5 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,590 Methodists, 354 Anglicans (Church of England), 211 Baptists, 129 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 87 Presbyterians, 27 Roman Catholics, 5 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 2 Friends (Quakers), 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Congregationalists, 1 Lutherans, 1 Mennonites, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 519 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON068005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110005_1911— 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 1911 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 S, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gosfield-s-on068005-1911/.