Greenock, Ontario (1871 census)
Greenock was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,981. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.169°N, 81.324°W.
Population
In 1871, Greenock had a population of 2,981: 1,621 male and 1,360 female residents. Population density was 27.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 244 |
| 1861 | 1,847 |
| 1871 | 2,981 |
| 1881 | 3,751 |
| 1891 | 3,389 |
| 1901 | 3,085 |
| 1911 | 2,595 |
| 1921 | 2,229 |
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, Greenock 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 | 507 |
| Number of females | 1,360 |
| Number of males | 1,621 |
| Number of married females | 435 |
| Number of married males | 433 |
| Number of married persons | 868 |
| Number of widowed females | 48 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 71 |
| Total population | 2,981 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 877 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,165 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,042 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 504 |
| Number of occupied houses | 504 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 7,971 |
| BWT BU | 22 |
| CRN BU | 37 |
| HAY AC | 3,525 |
| HAY TONS | 3,777 |
| OAT BU | 45,856 |
| PEA BU | 25,714 |
| POT AC | 314 |
| POT BU | 27,642 |
| RYE BU | 20 |
| Total area (acres) | 66,543 |
| WHT SP BU | 36,681 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,508 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 4,176 |
| AREA | 66,543 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 7 |
| CD | 27 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 507 |
| FEMALE | 1,360 |
| GRA BU | 29 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 504 |
| INHABITED | 504 |
| MALE | 1,621 |
| MARRIED F | 435 |
| MARRIED M | 433 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 868 |
| POPULATION | 2,981 |
| ROOT BU | 890 |
| SINGLE F | 877 |
| SINGLE M | 1,165 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,042 |
| TUR BU | 54,909 |
| UNINHABITED | 11 |
| WIDOWED F | 48 |
| WIDOWED M | 23 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 71 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON027007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Greenock, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/greenock-on027007-1871/.