Goulburn, Ontario (1881 census)
Goulburn was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,381. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4141332. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.191°N, 75.928°W.
Population
In 1881, Goulburn had a population of 3,381: 1,729 male and 1,652 female residents. Population density was 30.0 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Goulburn shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 547 |
| Number of families | 547 |
| Number of females | 1,652 |
| Number of males | 1,729 |
| Number of married females | 471 |
| Number of married males | 468 |
| Number of married persons | 939 |
| Number of widowed females | 69 |
| Number of widowed males | 47 |
| Number of widowed persons | 116 |
| POP TOT | 3,381 |
| Total population | 3,381 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,112 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,214 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,326 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 540 |
| Number of occupied houses | 540 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 56 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,504 |
| Acres of potatoes | 745 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,067 |
| BAR BU | 10,317 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 10,317 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 12,994 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,459 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 169,110 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 28,488 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 17,820 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 90,425 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 7,191 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 16,333 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 37,615 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,219 |
| BWT BU | 12,994 |
| CRN BU | 2,459 |
| HAY AC | 5,504 |
| HAY TONS | 5,045 |
| OAT BU | 169,110 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 17,820 |
| POT AC | 745 |
| POT BU | 90,425 |
| RYE BU | 7,191 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,045 |
| WHT AC | 3,067 |
| WHT SP BU | 16,333 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,219 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,112 |
| C UNMD M | 1,214 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,326 |
| D OCC | 540 |
| FEMALE | 1,652 |
| GRA BU | 100 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 540 |
| H UNINH | 56 |
| MALE | 1,729 |
| MD F | 471 |
| MD M | 468 |
| MD TOT | 939 |
| NUMBER CD | 108 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 28,488 |
| TUR BU | 37,615 |
| WID F | 69 |
| WID M | 47 |
| WID TOT | 116 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108004— 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 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). "Goulburn, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/goulburn-on108004-1881/.