Grenock, Ontario (1861 census)
Grenock was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,847. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.169°N, 81.324°W.
Population
In 1861, Grenock had a population of 1,847: 950 male and 897 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 1861
In the 1861 census, Grenock shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,847 total population, 950 males, 897 females, Male members of the family who are present: 894, Female members of the family who are present: 865, 642 single males, 596 single females, 284 married males, 263 married females, 115 males attending school, 87 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 56, 38 widowed females, 36 male births, 35 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 32, 24 widowed males, 15 adult females unable to read or write, 14 adult males unable to read or write, 1 lunatic females, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 166 males aged 5 to 10, 138 females aged 5 to 10, 137 single males aged 10 to 15, 128 single females aged 10 to 15, 110 married females aged 30 to 40, 104 single females aged 15 to 20, 92 married males aged 30 to 40, 91 single males aged 15 to 20, 78 married males aged 20 to 30, 74 married males aged 40 to 50, 66 single males aged 20 to 30, 65 married females aged 20 to 30, 59 single females aged 20 to 30, 54 married females aged 40 to 50, 36 females aged 1 to 2, 35 females aged 2 to 3, 35 males aged 1 to 2, 32 males aged 2 to 3, 31 males aged 3 to 4, 26 females aged 4 to 5, 25 males aged 4 to 5, 23 married males aged 50 to 60, 22 females age 3 to 4, 17 married females aged 50 to 60, 15 single males aged 30 to 40, 11 married males aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 10 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 8 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 5 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 952 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 343 persons originating in Scotland, 319 persons originating in Ireland, 92 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 55 French Canadians, 43 persons originating in England or Wales, 20 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 13 persons originating in the United States, 7 persons originating in New Brunswick, 5 Indigenous persons, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal, 1 persons originating in the East Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $362,170 value farms (dollars), 51,012 bushels of turnips, $46,457 value all livestock, 39,565 acres of land in farms, 33,821 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 33,518 bushels of spring wheat, 31,695 bushels of potatoes, 23,812 pounds of homemade butter, 16,284 bushels of oats, 12,613 pounds of maple sugar, $7,240 value horses aged over 3 years, $6,990 value farm implements in dollars, 5,744 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,574 bushels of peas, 4,389 acres of farmland under crops, 2,283 acres of spring wheat, 2,033 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,852 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,334 bushels of barley, 1,328 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,114 swine, 1,029 tons of hay, 793 calves and heifers, 776 sheep, 630 acres of oats, 543 milk cows, 428 bulls, oxen, or steers, $345 value garden and orchard crops, 330 occupants of farms, 294 acres of turnips, 261 barrels of pork, 257 acres of potatoes, 224 bushels of winter wheat, 205 acres of peas, 151 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 100 barrels of beef, 100 horses aged over 3 years, 91 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 89 bushels of carrots, 69 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 67 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 53 acres of barley, 52 bushels of buckwheat, 48 horses aged 3 years and under, 47 bushels of corn, 27 acres of farmland in gardens, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 pounds of hops, 11 acres of winter wheat, 8 bushels of rye, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 acres of buckwheat, 4 bushels of beans, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 acres of corn, 1 acres of rye, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,208 yards of flannel, $313 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 108 yards of fulled cloth, 7 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 12 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON066009— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/grenock-on066009-1861/.