Greenock, Ontario (1891 census)
Greenock was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,389. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.169°N, 81.324°W.
Population
In 1891, Greenock had a population of 3,389: 1,780 male and 1,609 female residents. Population density was 30.8 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Greenock shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 613 |
| Number of families | 613 |
| Number of females | 1,609 |
| Number of males | 1,780 |
| Number of married females | 500 |
| Number of married males | 495 |
| Number of married persons | 995 |
| Number of widowed females | 70 |
| Number of widowed males | 56 |
| Number of widowed persons | 126 |
| POP F | 1,609 |
| POP M | 1,780 |
| POP TOT | 3,389 |
| Total population | 3,389 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,039 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,229 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,268 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 10 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,379 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 11 |
| Number of houses | 597 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 49 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 9 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 535 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 434 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 156 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 88 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 120 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 84 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 234 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 608 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 523 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 534 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 10,185 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,708 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 24,795 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,027 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 35,513 |
| Acres of land in farms | 51,221 |
| Acres of oats | 5,499 |
| Acres of potatoes | 301 |
| Acres of turnips | 505 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,509 |
| BAR AC | 523 |
| BAR BU | 11,167 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 11,167 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 324 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 218 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 436 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 144,037 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 76,126 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 38,971 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 200 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,599 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 216,670 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 53,806 |
| BWT BU | 324 |
| CRN BU | 436 |
| HAY AC | 7,027 |
| HAY TONS | 10,812 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,876 |
| Number of chickens | 16,959 |
| Number of ducks | 285 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 509 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 60 |
| Number of geese | 593 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 547 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,179 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,088 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 569 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,699 |
| Number of other fowl | 36 |
| Number of oxen | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 124 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 85 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 236 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 104 |
| Number of sheep | 3,353 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,194 |
| Number of swine | 2,649 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,592 |
| Number of turkeys | 225 |
| OAT AC | 5,499 |
| OAT BU | 144,037 |
| PEA BU | 76,126 |
| POT AC | 301 |
| POT BU | 38,971 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,866 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 16,812 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 119 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 116,455 |
| RYE BU | 200 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,812 |
| WHT AC | 3,509 |
| WHT FALL BU | 53,806 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,599 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 124 |
| A 11 50 | 85 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 236 |
| BEN BU | 11 |
| BUTTER LB | 116,455 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,876 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,866 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,039 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,229 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,268 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 16,812 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 547 |
| DUCKS | 285 |
| FAMILIES | 613 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 119 |
| FRN CA | 10 |
| GEESE | 593 |
| GRA BU | 218 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 16,959 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,179 |
| HOUSES | 597 |
| HOUSES B | 49 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 84 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 120 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 434 |
| HOUSES S | 9 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 234 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 88 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 31 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 156 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 535 |
| INF 11 A | 104 |
| MD FEM | 500 |
| MD MALE | 495 |
| MD TOT | 995 |
| MILK COWS | 2,088 |
| NAME CD | Bruce, East-Est |
| OC F | 60 |
| OC P | 509 |
| OC TOT | 569 |
| OTHER FOWL | 36 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,699 |
| OTHERS | 3,379 |
| SHEEP | 3,353 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,194 |
| SUP AM | 35,513 |
| SUP FOR | 15,708 |
| SUP JV | 534 |
| SUP PAT | 10,185 |
| SUP SC | 24,795 |
| SUP TOT | 51,221 |
| SWINE | 2,649 |
| SWINE KS | 2,592 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 608 |
| TUR AC | 505 |
| TUR BU | 216,670 |
| TURKEY | 225 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 11 |
| WID FEM | 70 |
| WID MALE | 56 |
| WID TOT | 126 |
| WORKING OX | 30 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON051004— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/greenock-on051004-1891/.