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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,577 total population, 2,403 males, 2,174 females, 1,360 married persons, 764 families, 681 married males, 679 married females, 123 widowed persons, 81 widowed females, 42 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,094 single persons under 18, 1,680 single males under 18, 1,414 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 764 inhabited houses, 764 occupied houses, 57 uninhabited houses, 22 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 132,885 bushels of oats, 119,642 bushels of winter wheat, 88,333 bushels of turnips, 57,366 bushels of potatoes, 53,712 bushels of peas and beans, 19,756 bushels of spring wheat, 18,431 bushels of other root crops, 10,216 bushels of barley, 8,041 acres of wheat, 7,104 tons of hay, 5,646 acres of hay crops, 432 acres of potatoes, 151 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 97 bushels of corn, 86 bushels of rye, 67 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,577 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON174007— 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 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/.