Grimsby, Ontario (1871 census)
Grimsby was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,123. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.149°N, 79.588°W.
Population
In 1871, Grimsby had a population of 3,123: 1,562 male and 1,567 female residents. Population density was 52.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,448 |
| 1861 | 3,005 |
| 1871 | 3,123 |
| 1881 | 2,416 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Grimsby, Village, 1881 (1.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Grimsby shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 636 |
| Number of females | 1,567 |
| Number of males | 1,562 |
| Number of married females | 555 |
| Number of married males | 560 |
| Number of married persons | 1,115 |
| Number of widowed females | 91 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 125 |
| Total population | 3,123 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 915 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 968 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,883 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 633 |
| Number of occupied houses | 634 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 19,888 |
| BWT BU | 1,932 |
| CRN BU | 14,971 |
| HAY AC | 5,302 |
| HAY TONS | 6,129 |
| OAT BU | 39,492 |
| PEA BU | 5,384 |
| POT AC | 135 |
| POT BU | 15,551 |
| RYE BU | 142 |
| Total area (acres) | 37,020 |
| WHT SP BU | 12,643 |
| WHT WTR BU | 33,104 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3,891 |
| AREA | 37,020 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 125 |
| CD | 21 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 636 |
| FEMALE | 1,561 |
| GRA BU | 1,626 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 634 |
| INHABITED | 633 |
| MALE | 1,562 |
| MARRIED F | 555 |
| MARRIED M | 560 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,115 |
| POPULATION | 3,123 |
| ROOT BU | 5,982 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 915 |
| SINGLE M | 968 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,883 |
| TUR BU | 2,549 |
| UNINHABITED | 11 |
| WIDOWED F | 91 |
| WIDOWED M | 34 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 125 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON021006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON145005— 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 1871 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, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/grimsby-on021006-1871/.