Goulburn, Ontario (1891 census)
Goulburn was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,784. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4141332. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.191°N, 75.928°W.
Population
In 1891, Goulburn had a population of 2,784: 1,443 male and 1,341 female residents. Population density was 24.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,525 |
| 1861 | 2,914 |
| 1871 | 3,234 |
| 1881 | 3,381 |
| 1891 | 2,784 |
| 1901 | 2,765 |
| 1911 | 2,358 |
| 1921 | 2,201 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Goulburn shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 500 |
| Number of families | 500 |
| Number of females | 1,341 |
| Number of males | 1,443 |
| Number of married females | 411 |
| Number of married males | 414 |
| Number of married persons | 825 |
| Number of widowed females | 63 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 96 |
| POP F | 1,341 |
| POP M | 1,443 |
| POP TOT | 2,784 |
| Total population | 2,784 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 867 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 996 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,863 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,782 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 494 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 18 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 32 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 444 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 387 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 106 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 77 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 73 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 221 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 494 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 802 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 306 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 14,872 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,497 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 28,367 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,574 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 43,545 |
| Acres of land in farms | 56,042 |
| Acres of oats | 9,451 |
| Acres of potatoes | 821 |
| Acres of turnips | 112 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,592 |
| BAR AC | 802 |
| BAR BU | 11,976 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 11,976 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 260 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 16,837 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 639 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 133,458 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 21,572 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 75,841 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 4,465 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 26,378 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 26,380 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 4 |
| BWT BU | 16,837 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 150 |
| CRN BU | 639 |
| HAY AC | 6,574 |
| HAY TONS | 6,418 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 918 |
| Number of chickens | 21,503 |
| Number of ducks | 805 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 444 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 40 |
| Number of geese | 2,229 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 509 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,181 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,500 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 485 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,469 |
| Number of other fowl | 64 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 138 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 170 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 60 |
| Number of sheep | 3,591 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,096 |
| Number of swine | 1,149 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,058 |
| Number of turkeys | 2,232 |
| OAT AC | 9,451 |
| OAT BU | 133,458 |
| PEA BU | 21,572 |
| POT AC | 821 |
| POT BU | 75,841 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 820 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 16,531 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 491 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 121,974 |
| RYE BU | 4,465 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,418 |
| WHT AC | 2,592 |
| WHT FALL BU | 4 |
| WHT SP BU | 26,378 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 138 |
| A 11 50 | 70 |
| A 201 PL | 47 |
| A 51 100 | 170 |
| BEN BU | 260 |
| BUTTER LB | 121,974 |
| CATTLE KS | 918 |
| CHEESE LB | 820 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 867 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 996 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,863 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 16,531 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 509 |
| DUCKS | 805 |
| FAMILIES | 500 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 491 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 2,229 |
| GRA BU | 22 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 21,503 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,181 |
| HOUSES | 494 |
| HOUSES B | 18 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 58 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 73 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 387 |
| HOUSES S | 32 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 221 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 77 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 46 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 106 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 24 |
| HOUSES W | 444 |
| INF 11 A | 60 |
| MD FEM | 411 |
| MD MALE | 414 |
| MD TOT | 825 |
| MILK COWS | 2,500 |
| NAME CD | Carleton |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 40 |
| OC P | 444 |
| OC TOT | 485 |
| OTHER FOWL | 64 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,469 |
| OTHERS | 2,782 |
| SHEEP | 3,591 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,096 |
| SILOS | 150 |
| SUP AM | 43,545 |
| SUP FOR | 12,497 |
| SUP JV | 306 |
| SUP PAT | 14,872 |
| SUP SC | 28,367 |
| SUP TOT | 56,042 |
| SWINE | 1,149 |
| SWINE KS | 2,058 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 494 |
| TUR AC | 112 |
| TUR BU | 26,380 |
| TURKEY | 2,232 |
| WID FEM | 63 |
| WID MALE | 33 |
| WID TOT | 96 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON055001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4141332
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goulbourn_Township,_Ontario
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). "Goulburn, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/goulburn-on055001-1891/.