Grey, Ontario (1911 census)
Grey was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,850. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.720°N, 81.166°W.
Population
In 1911, Grey had a population of 2,850: 1,467 male and 1,383 female residents. Population density was 27.9 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Grey shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 65,384 area in acres, 2,850 total population, 1,467 males in the population, 1,383 females in the population, 879 single (never-married) males, 761 single (never-married) females, 667 families, 556 married males, 546 married females, 102.16 area in square miles, 71 widowed females, 32 widowed males, 27.91 population per square mile, 5 females with marital status not given. 3,557 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,093 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 748 persons of British origin (English), 730 persons of British origin (Irish), 251 persons of German origin, 18 persons of French origin, 8 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,487 Presbyterians, 884 Methodists, 255 Anglicans (Church of England), 71 Roman Catholics, 67 Lutherans, 48 Brethren, 9 Baptists, 8 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 6 Congregationalists, 4 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 4 Salvation Army adherents, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 666 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON081001— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/grey-on081001-1911/.