Grenock, Ontario (1851 census)
Grenock was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 244. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.169°N, 81.324°W.
Population
In 1851, Grenock had a population of 244: 141 male and 103 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 244 |
| 1861 | 1,847 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Grenock shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 58 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 244 total population, Male members of the family who are present: 141, 141 males, Female members of the family who are present: 103, 103 females, 103 single males, 61 single females, 39 families, 39 married females, 38 married males, 10 female births, 6 male births, 3 widowed females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 22 single males aged 15 to 20, 21 single males aged 20 to 30, 19 females aged 5 to 10, 18 males aged 5 to 10, 18 married females aged 20 to 30, 14 married males aged 20 to 30, 14 single males aged 10 to 15, 13 married males aged 30 to 40, 10 females under age 1, 9 married females aged 30 to 40, 8 married females aged 40 to 50, 8 single females aged 10 to 15, 7 males aged 2 to 3, 7 single females aged 15 to 20, 6 females age 3 to 4, 6 married males aged 40 to 50, 5 females aged 1 to 2, 5 males aged 1 to 2, 5 males under age 1, 4 females aged 4 to 5, 4 males aged 3 to 4, 4 married males aged 50 to 60, 2 males aged 4 to 5, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 married females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 females aged 2 to 3, 1 married males aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 20 to 30, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 122 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 41 persons originating in Scotland, 34 French Canadians, 31 Indigenous males, 29 persons originating in Ireland, 24 Indigenous females, 11 persons originating in England or Wales, 4 persons originating in the United States, 3 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1, 1 total number of deaths. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON003007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON066009— 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 1851 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). "Grenock, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/grenock-on003007-1851/.