Grey, Ontario (1871 census)
Grey was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,855. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.720°N, 81.167°W.
Population
In 1871, Grey had a population of 3,855: 2,008 male and 1,847 female residents. Population density was 35.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,461 |
| 1871 | 3,855 |
| 1881 | 4,577 |
| 1891 | 4,022 |
| 1901 | 3,557 |
| 1911 | 2,850 |
| 1921 | 2,499 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Brussels, 1881 (0.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Grey shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 672 |
| Number of females | 1,847 |
| Number of males | 2,008 |
| Number of married females | 592 |
| Number of married males | 596 |
| Number of married persons | 1,188 |
| Number of widowed females | 45 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 79 |
| Total population | 3,855 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,210 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,378 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,588 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 668 |
| Number of occupied houses | 668 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 22,496 |
| BWT BU | 72 |
| CRN BU | 194 |
| HAY AC | 4,595 |
| HAY TONS | 5,289 |
| OAT BU | 73,240 |
| PEA BU | 34,598 |
| POT AC | 396 |
| POT BU | 41,054 |
| Total area (acres) | 65,200 |
| WHT SP BU | 33,933 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,562 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 4,527 |
| AREA | 65,200 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 21 |
| CD | 26 |
| CSD | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 672 |
| FEMALE | 1,847 |
| GRA BU | 196 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 668 |
| INHABITED | 668 |
| MALE | 2,008 |
| MARRIED F | 592 |
| MARRIED M | 596 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,188 |
| POPULATION | 3,855 |
| ROOT BU | 8,099 |
| SINGLE F | 1,210 |
| SINGLE M | 1,378 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,588 |
| TUR BU | 81,068 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 45 |
| WIDOWED M | 34 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 79 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON026010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119004— 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 1871 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). "Grey, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/grey-on026010-1871/.