Greenock, Ontario (1901 census)
Greenock was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,085. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.169°N, 81.324°W.
Population
In 1901, Greenock had a population of 3,085: 1,583 male and 1,502 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Greenock shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 3,085 total population, 1,583 males, 1,502 females, 1,042 single males, 930 single females, 609 families, 495 married females, 495 married males, 77 widowed females, 46 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 605 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 71,270 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON048004— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/greenock-on048004-1901/.