The population during the last two censuses has had a population change of 5.9%, compared to the provincial 5.7%. In 2006, the population was 114 943, and in 2011, the population was 121 688.
In Guelph, there are 52 409 private dwellings, and 48 115 private dwellings occupied by usual residents.
Guelph has a land area of 87.20 square kilometres, with a population density of 1 395.4 persons per square kilometre.
Population/Private Dwellings
Overview
The city of Guelph, Ontario was founded on St. George's Day, April 23rd, 1827, however was not officially a town until January 1st, 1856. It is considered to be one of the first planned towns in Canadian history, and was chosen to be the headquarters of the British development firm which was knows as the "Canada Company". What is now known as Guelph was chosen by a popular Scottish novelist named John Galt, the Canada Company's superintendent. Galt designed the town to attract settlers to its surrounding countryside and itself. Much of Guelph's arcititechture resembles a European city centre. The name "Guelph" was chosen by Galt, because it was a family name amongst the royal British family. A very likely reason that Guelph was chosen where it is, is that it's surrounded by farmland.
There are also many different festivals hosted in Guelph. To see them, visit "Travel and Tourism".