Grey, Ontario (1861 census)
Grey was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,461. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.720°N, 81.167°W.
Population
In 1861, Grey had a population of 2,461: 1,350 male and 1,111 female residents.
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Grey, Morris & Turnbury, 1851 (41.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Grey shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 151 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,461 total population, 1,350 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,269, 1,111 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,073, 946 single males, 709 single females, 390 married males, 386 married females, 315 males attending school, 189 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 81, 71 male births, 60 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 38, 24 adult males unable to read or write, 23 adult females unable to read or write, 16 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic females, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 171 single males aged 10 to 15, 170 single males aged 20 to 30, 150 females aged 5 to 10, 150 single males aged 15 to 20, 141 married males aged 30 to 40, 136 married females aged 20 to 30, 136 single females aged 10 to 15, 126 males aged 5 to 10, 126 married females aged 30 to 40, 109 single females aged 15 to 20, 86 married males aged 40 to 50, 67 married females aged 40 to 50, 66 females aged 1 to 2, 66 married males aged 20 to 30, 63 males aged 3 to 4, 54 males aged 1 to 2, 54 males aged 2 to 3, 50 females age 3 to 4, 49 married males aged 50 to 60, 46 females aged 2 to 3, 43 females aged 4 to 5, 43 males aged 4 to 5, 43 married males aged 60 to 70, 38 single females aged 20 to 30, 33 married females aged 50 to 60, 29 single males aged 30 to 40, 22 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,458 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 478 persons originating in Scotland, 221 persons originating in Ireland, 187 persons originating in England or Wales, 33 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 22 persons originating in Newfoundland, 17 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 17 persons originating in the United States, 13 persons originating in France, 10 persons originating in New Brunswick, 4 persons originating in Switzerland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $421,825 value farms (dollars), 86,159 bushels of turnips, 55,186 bushels of spring wheat, 40,001 acres of land in farms, 33,091 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 27,618 bushels of potatoes, 16,981 bushels of oats, 16,898 bushels of peas, $12,103 value farm implements in dollars, 11,115 acres of farmland in pasture, $8,972 value all livestock, 6,910 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,759 acres of farmland under crops, 5,051 pounds of homemade butter, 3,881 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2,930 acres of spring wheat, 1,174 pounds of maple sugar, 1,099 tons of hay, $920 value horses aged over 3 years, 763 bushels of barley, 648 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 597 acres of oats, 457 acres of turnips, 397 occupants of farms, 328 pounds of wool produced on farms, 288 acres of potatoes, 275 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 196 swine, 191 pounds of hops, 130 bushels of winter wheat, 126 sheep, 125 calves and heifers, 103 milk cows, 67 bulls, oxen, or steers, 63 barrels of pork, 59 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 50 acres of peas, 50 bushels of buckwheat, 50 gallons of cider, $45 value garden and orchard crops, 41 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 36 acres of farmland in gardens, 31 horses aged over 3 years, 30 acres of barley, 24 bushels of carrots, 21 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 16 barrels of beef, 13 bushels of corn, 12 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 pounds of flax or hemp, 7 bushels of beans, 6 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 5 acres of winter wheat, 4 horses aged 3 years and under, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of buckwheat, 1 acres of corn. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $70 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 62 yards of flannel, 20 yards of fulled cloth, 1 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 5 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON079007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119004_1891— 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). "Grey, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/grey-on079007-1861/.