Goulburn, Ontario (1871 census)
Goulburn was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,234. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4141332. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.191°N, 75.928°W.
Population
In 1871, Goulburn had a population of 3,234: 1,665 male and 1,569 female residents. Population density was 28.7 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Goulburn shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 532 |
| Number of females | 1,569 |
| Number of males | 1,665 |
| Number of married females | 459 |
| Number of married males | 461 |
| Number of married persons | 920 |
| Number of widowed females | 80 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 107 |
| Total population | 3,234 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,030 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,177 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,207 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 531 |
| Number of occupied houses | 531 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 4,635 |
| BWT BU | 1,533 |
| CRN BU | 1,156 |
| HAY AC | 3,748 |
| HAY TONS | 4,086 |
| OAT BU | 66,299 |
| PEA BU | 9,930 |
| POT AC | 855 |
| POT BU | 96,952 |
| RYE BU | 18 |
| Total area (acres) | 65,398 |
| WHT SP BU | 20,286 |
| WHT WTR BU | 715 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,872 |
| AREA | 65,398 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 784 |
| CD | 78 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 532 |
| FEMALE | 1,569 |
| GRA BU | 49 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 531 |
| INHABITED | 531 |
| MALE | 1,665 |
| MARRIED F | 459 |
| MARRIED M | 461 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 920 |
| POPULATION | 3,234 |
| ROOT BU | 7,141 |
| SINGLE F | 1,030 |
| SINGLE M | 1,177 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,207 |
| TUR BU | 4,060 |
| UNINHABITED | 25 |
| WIDOWED F | 80 |
| WIDOWED M | 27 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 107 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON078004— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/goulburn-on078004-1871/.