Grimsby N, Ontario (1891 census)
Grimsby N was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,095. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.176°N, 79.576°W.
Population
In 1891, Grimsby N had a population of 1,095: 541 male and 554 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Grimsby, 1881 (46.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Grimsby N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 223 |
| Number of families | 223 |
| Number of females | 554 |
| Number of males | 541 |
| Number of married females | 200 |
| Number of married males | 205 |
| Number of married persons | 405 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 53 |
| POP F | 554 |
| POP M | 541 |
| POP TOT | 1,095 |
| Total population | 1,095 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 319 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 318 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 637 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,093 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 223 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 35 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 14 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 174 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 92 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 131 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 124 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 223 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 213 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 335 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 625 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 707 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,279 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,495 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,411 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,827 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,106 |
| Acres of oats | 1,153 |
| Acres of potatoes | 72 |
| Acres of turnips | 72 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,676 |
| BAR AC | 335 |
| BAR BU | 6,233 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6,233 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 71 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,632 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 295 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 12,179 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 25,390 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 28,510 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,925 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,929 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 29,831 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 19,603 |
| BWT BU | 1,632 |
| CRN BU | 12,179 |
| HAY AC | 2,411 |
| HAY TONS | 3,848 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 242 |
| Number of chickens | 5,139 |
| Number of ducks | 126 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 78 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 32 |
| Number of geese | 89 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 181 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 532 |
| Number of milk cows | 566 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 110 |
| Number of other cattle | 615 |
| Number of other fowl | 27 |
| Number of oxen | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 36 |
| Number of sheep | 441 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 305 |
| Number of swine | 789 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,110 |
| Number of turkeys | 188 |
| OAT AC | 1,153 |
| OAT BU | 25,390 |
| PEA BU | 28,510 |
| POT AC | 72 |
| POT BU | 5,925 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 6,620 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,447 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 473 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 43,870 |
| RYE BU | 45 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,848 |
| WHT AC | 1,676 |
| WHT FALL BU | 19,603 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,929 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 25 |
| A 11 50 | 13 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 32 |
| BEN BU | 71 |
| BUTTER LB | 43,870 |
| CATTLE KS | 242 |
| CHEESE LB | 6,620 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 319 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 318 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 637 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,447 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 181 |
| DUCKS | 126 |
| FAMILIES | 223 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 473 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 89 |
| GRA BU | 295 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,139 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 532 |
| HOUSES | 223 |
| HOUSES B | 35 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 18 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 92 |
| HOUSES S | 14 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 124 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 131 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 213 |
| HOUSES W | 174 |
| INF 11 A | 36 |
| MD FEM | 200 |
| MD MALE | 205 |
| MD TOT | 405 |
| MILK COWS | 566 |
| NAME CD | Wentworth, South-Sud |
| OC F | 32 |
| OC P | 78 |
| OC TOT | 110 |
| OTHER FOWL | 27 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 615 |
| OTHERS | 1,093 |
| SHEEP | 441 |
| SHEEP KS | 305 |
| SUP AM | 5,827 |
| SUP FOR | 2,279 |
| SUP JV | 625 |
| SUP PAT | 707 |
| SUP SC | 4,495 |
| SUP TOT | 8,106 |
| SWINE | 789 |
| SWINE KS | 1,110 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 223 |
| TUR AC | 72 |
| TUR BU | 29,831 |
| TURKEY | 188 |
| WID FEM | 35 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 53 |
| WORKING OX | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON130005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON130005— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/grimsby-n-on130005-1891/.