Grimsby N, Ontario (1911 census)
Grimsby N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,758. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.176°N, 79.576°W.
Population
In 1911, Grimsby N had a population of 1,758: 890 male and 868 female residents. Population density was 61.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,095 |
| 1911 | 1,758 |
| 1921 | 2,151 |
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, Grimsby N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 18,457 area in acres, 1,758 total population, 890 males in the population, 868 females in the population, 499 single (never-married) males, 452 single (never-married) females, 420 families, 373 married males, 369 married females, 60.96 population per square mile, 47 widowed females, 28.84 area in square miles, 17 widowed males, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,312 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 991 persons of British origin (English), 253 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 223 persons of German origin, 194 persons of British origin (Irish), 66 persons of Dutch origin, 25 persons of French origin, 3 persons of British origin (other). 2 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 527 Anglicans (Church of England), 508 Methodists, 454 Presbyterians, 165 Baptists, 70 Roman Catholics, 12 Disciples of Christ, 10 Lutherans, 6 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 4 Adventists, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Friends (Quakers), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 418 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON093005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126005_1911— 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). "Grimsby N, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/grimsby-n-on093005-1911/.