Grey, Ontario (1891 census)
Grey was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,022. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.720°N, 81.166°W.
Population
In 1891, Grey had a population of 4,022: 2,055 male and 1,967 female residents. Population density was 36.9 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Grey shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 177 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 781 |
| Number of families | 781 |
| Number of females | 1,967 |
| Number of males | 2,055 |
| Number of married females | 650 |
| Number of married males | 650 |
| Number of married persons | 1,300 |
| Number of widowed females | 82 |
| Number of widowed males | 66 |
| Number of widowed persons | 148 |
| POP F | 1,967 |
| POP M | 2,055 |
| POP TOT | 4,022 |
| Total population | 4,022 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,235 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,339 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,574 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,022 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 775 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 87 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 16 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 667 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 516 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 254 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 82 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 161 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 110 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 360 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 778 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,680 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 773 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 10,836 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,837 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 34,659 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,420 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 46,268 |
| Acres of land in farms | 62,105 |
| Acres of oats | 8,636 |
| Acres of potatoes | 462 |
| Acres of turnips | 579 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,161 |
| BAR AC | 1,680 |
| BAR BU | 37,633 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 37,633 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 166 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 181 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 195 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,537 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 243,381 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 63,012 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 59,194 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 240 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,585 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 239,690 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 60,328 |
| BWT BU | 181 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 100 |
| CRN BU | 3,537 |
| HAY AC | 7,420 |
| HAY TONS | 12,064 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 3,645 |
| Number of chickens | 26,344 |
| Number of ducks | 504 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 657 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 93 |
| Number of geese | 810 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 847 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,513 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,958 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 752 |
| Number of other cattle | 4,902 |
| Number of other fowl | 109 |
| Number of oxen | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 117 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 135 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 320 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 158 |
| Number of sheep | 3,644 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,489 |
| Number of swine | 3,071 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,334 |
| Number of turkeys | 249 |
| OAT AC | 8,636 |
| OAT BU | 243,381 |
| PEA BU | 63,012 |
| POT AC | 462 |
| POT BU | 59,194 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,260 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 17,604 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 469 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 129,026 |
| RYE BU | 240 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 12,064 |
| WHT AC | 4,161 |
| WHT FALL BU | 60,328 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,585 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 117 |
| A 11 50 | 135 |
| A 201 PL | 22 |
| A 51 100 | 320 |
| BEN BU | 166 |
| BUTTER LB | 129,026 |
| CATTLE KS | 3,645 |
| CHEESE LB | 3,260 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,235 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,339 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,574 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 17,604 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 847 |
| DUCKS | 504 |
| FAMILIES | 781 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 469 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 810 |
| GRA BU | 195 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 26,344 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,513 |
| HOUSES | 775 |
| HOUSES B | 87 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 27 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 110 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 161 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 516 |
| HOUSES S | 16 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 360 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 82 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 254 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 15 |
| HOUSES W | 667 |
| INF 11 A | 158 |
| MD FEM | 650 |
| MD MALE | 650 |
| MD TOT | 1,300 |
| MILK COWS | 2,958 |
| NAME CD | Huron, East—Est |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 93 |
| OC P | 657 |
| OC TOT | 752 |
| OTHER FOWL | 109 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4,902 |
| OTHERS | 4,022 |
| SHEEP | 3,644 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,489 |
| SILOS | 100 |
| SUP AM | 46,268 |
| SUP FOR | 15,837 |
| SUP JV | 773 |
| SUP PAT | 10,836 |
| SUP SC | 34,659 |
| SUP TOT | 62,105 |
| SWINE | 3,071 |
| SWINE KS | 3,334 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 778 |
| TUR AC | 579 |
| TUR BU | 239,690 |
| TURKEY | 249 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 82 |
| WID MALE | 66 |
| WID TOT | 148 |
| WORKING OX | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON076003— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/grey-on076003-1891/.