Grey, Ontario (1881 census)
Grey was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,577. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.720°N, 81.166°W.
Population
In 1881, Grey had a population of 4,577: 2,403 male and 2,174 female residents. Population density was 41.8 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Grey shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 764 |
| Number of families | 764 |
| Number of females | 2,174 |
| Number of males | 2,403 |
| Number of married females | 679 |
| Number of married males | 681 |
| Number of married persons | 1,360 |
| Number of widowed females | 81 |
| Number of widowed males | 42 |
| Number of widowed persons | 123 |
| POP TOT | 4,577 |
| Total population | 4,577 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,414 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,680 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,094 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 22 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 764 |
| Number of occupied houses | 764 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 57 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,646 |
| Acres of potatoes | 432 |
| Acres of wheat | 8,041 |
| BAR BU | 10,216 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 10,216 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 67 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 151 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 97 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 132,885 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 18,431 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 53,712 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 57,366 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 86 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 19,756 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 88,333 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 119,642 |
| BWT BU | 67 |
| CRN BU | 97 |
| HAY AC | 5,646 |
| HAY TONS | 7,104 |
| OAT BU | 132,885 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 53,712 |
| POT AC | 432 |
| POT BU | 57,366 |
| RYE BU | 86 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,104 |
| WHT AC | 8,041 |
| WHT SP BU | 19,756 |
| WHT WTR BU | 119,642 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,414 |
| C UNMD M | 1,680 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,094 |
| D OCC | 764 |
| FEMALE | 2,174 |
| GRA BU | 151 |
| H CON | 22 |
| H INHAB | 764 |
| H UNINH | 57 |
| MALE | 2,403 |
| MD F | 679 |
| MD M | 681 |
| MD TOT | 1,360 |
| NUMBER CD | 174 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 18,431 |
| TUR BU | 88,333 |
| WID F | 81 |
| WID M | 42 |
| WID TOT | 123 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON174007— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/grey-on174007-1881/.