Grey, Ontario (1921 census)
Grey was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,499. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.720°N, 81.166°W.
Population
In 1921, Grey had a population of 2,499: 1,323 male and 1,176 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Grey shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,499 total population, 1,323 males in the population, 1,228 males born in Canada, 1,176 females in the population, 1,117 females born in Canada, 77 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 49 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 18 males born outside the British Empire, 10 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 953 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 682 persons of British origin (English), 608 persons of British origin (Irish), 208 persons of German origin, 16 persons of French origin, 7 persons of Dutch origin, 5 persons of Belgian origin, 5 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). 7 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,366 Presbyterians, 794 Methodists, 186 Anglicans (Church of England), 49 Roman Catholics, 47 Lutherans, 39 Brethren, 7 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 6 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 6 Baptists, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON119004— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/grey-on119004-1921/.