Goulburn, Ontario (1911 census)
Goulburn was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,358. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4141332. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.191°N, 75.928°W.
Population
In 1911, Goulburn had a population of 2,358: 1,234 male and 1,124 female residents. Population density was 20.9 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Goulburn shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,765 |
| POP F | 1,124 |
| POP M | 1,234 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 23.32 |
| POP TOT | 2,358 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 2 |
| ANGLICANS | 966 |
| AREA ACRES | 65,000 |
| AREA SQ MI | 101.56 |
| BAPTISTS | 4 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 164 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,980 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 161 |
| DUTCH | 9 |
| DWELLINGS | 443 |
| F MARRIED | 419 |
| F SINGLE | 640 |
| F WIDOWED | 65 |
| FAMILIES | 448 |
| FRENCH | 15 |
| GERMAN | 23 |
| LUTHERANS | 4 |
| M MARRIED | 424 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| M SINGLE | 780 |
| M WIDOWED | 28 |
| METHODISTS | 544 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 451 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 311 |
| SWISS | 3 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 74 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON061002— 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 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). "Goulburn, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/goulburn-on061002-1911/.