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 23.3 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Greenock shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 71,270 area in acres, 2,595 total population, 1,350 males in the population, 1,245 females in the population, 838 single (never-married) males, 734 single (never-married) females, 536 families, 455 married males, 431 married females, 111.36 area in square miles, 67 widowed females, 40 widowed males, 23.30 population per square mile, 16 males with marital status not given, 12 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated females, 1 legally separated males. 3,085 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 860 persons of British origin (Irish), 706 persons of German origin, 568 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 367 persons of British origin (English), 44 persons of French origin, 22 persons of Dutch origin, 12 persons of Swiss origin, 6 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,044 Roman Catholics, 819 Presbyterians, 346 Anglicans (Church of England), 302 Methodists, 64 Baptists, 9 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 8 Lutherans, 6 Disciples of Christ, 4 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 Brethren. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 534 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.