Greenock, Ontario (1911 census)
Greenock was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,595. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.169°N, 81.324°W.
Population
In 1911, Greenock had a population of 2,595: 1,350 male and 1,245 female residents. Population density was 23.6 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Greenock shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,085 |
| POP F | 1,245 |
| POP M | 1,350 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 23.30 |
| POP TOT | 2,595 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 346 |
| AREA ACRES | 71,270 |
| AREA SQ MI | 111.36 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 6 |
| BAPTISTS | 64 |
| BRETHREN | 2 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 367 |
| BRIT IRISH | 860 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 568 |
| DISCIPLES | 6 |
| DUTCH | 22 |
| DWELLINGS | 534 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 431 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 12 |
| F SINGLE | 734 |
| F WIDOWED | 67 |
| FAMILIES | 536 |
| FRENCH | 44 |
| GERMAN | 706 |
| LUTHERANS | 8 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 455 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 16 |
| M SINGLE | 838 |
| M WIDOWED | 40 |
| METHODISTS | 302 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 819 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,044 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| SWISS | 12 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 9 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON060005— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/greenock-on060005-1911/.