Grimsby N, Ontario (1891 census)
Grimsby N was a census subdivision in 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.
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).
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 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,095 total population, 554 females, 541 males, 405 married persons, 223 families, 205 married males, 200 married females, 53 widowed persons, 35 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 637 single persons under 18, 319 single females under 18, 318 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,093 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 223 houses, 223 occupied houses, 213 uninhabited houses, 174 houses built of wood, 131 houses of 2 stories, 124 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 92 houses of 1 story, 35 houses built of brick, 30 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 29 houses of 5 rooms, 18 houses of 4 rooms, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 14 houses built of stone, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses under construction, 3 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 43,870 pounds of homemade butter, 29,831 bushels of turnips, 28,510 bushels of peas, 25,390 bushels of oats, 19,603 bushels of winter wheat, 12,179 bushels of corn, 8,106 acres of land in farms, 6,929 bushels of spring wheat, 6,620 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 6,233 bushels of barley, 5,925 bushels of potatoes, 5,827 acres of improved land in farms, 5,139 chickens, 4,495 acres of farmland under crops, 3,848 tons of hay, 2,411 acres of hay crops, 2,279 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,676 acres of wheat, 1,632 bushels of buckwheat, 1,447 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,153 acres of oats, 1,110 swine slaughtered or sold, 789 swine, 707 acres of farmland in pasture, 625 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 615 other cattle, 566 milk cows, 532 horses aged over 3 years, 473 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 441 sheep, 335 acres of barley, 305 sheep slaughtered or sold, 295 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 242 cattle killed or sold, 188 turkeys, 181 horses aged 3 years and under, 126 ducks, 110 occupants of farms, 89 geese, 78 farm occupants who own their land, 72 acres of potatoes, 72 acres of turnips, 71 bushels of beans, 45 bushels of rye, 36 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 32 farm occupants who rent their land, 32 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 27 other fowl, 25 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 13 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 oxen, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON130005— 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 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/.