Grimsby, Ontario (1851 census)
Grimsby was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,448. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q424901. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.149°N, 79.588°W.
Population
In 1851, Grimsby had a population of 2,448: 1,280 male and 1,168 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,448 |
| 1861 | 3,005 |
| 1871 | 3,123 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Grimsby shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,448 total population, 1,280 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,188, 1,168 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,073, 870 single males, 714 single females, 408 married females, 398 married males, 387 families, 296 females attending school, 266 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 95, Males present who are not members of the family: 92, 46 widowed females, 43 male births, 40 female births, 12 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 3, 3 blind males, Female members of the family who are absent: 2, 2 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 168 males aged 5 to 10, 166 females aged 5 to 10, 164 single males aged 10 to 15, 143 single males aged 15 to 20, 143 single males aged 20 to 30, 141 married females aged 20 to 30, 129 single females aged 10 to 15, 121 single females aged 15 to 20, 120 married males aged 30 to 40, 102 married females aged 30 to 40, 91 single females aged 20 to 30, 83 married males aged 40 to 50, 81 married males aged 20 to 30, 67 married females aged 40 to 50, 65 married males aged 50 to 60, 46 males under age 1, 45 females under age 1, 44 males aged 3 to 4, 42 females aged 1 to 2, 40 males aged 2 to 3, 39 married females aged 50 to 60, 38 males aged 4 to 5, 37 males aged 1 to 2, 33 females aged 2 to 3, 33 females aged 4 to 5, 32 females age 3 to 4, 30 married females aged 15 to 20, 29 married males aged 60 to 70, 24 married females aged 60 to 70, 21 single males aged 30 to 40, 12 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 11 single males aged 40 to 50, 11 single males aged 50 to 60, 10 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 married males aged 15 to 20, 6 married males aged 80 to 90, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,781 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 265 persons originating in the United States, 196 persons originating in Ireland, 108 persons originating in England or Wales, 52 persons originating in Scotland, 23 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 14 French Canadians, 6 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 72,336 pounds of homemade butter, 45,195 bushels of oats, 30,096 acres of land in farms, 26,321 bushels of wheat, 15,561 gallons of cider, 15,359 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,737 acres of farmland under cultivation, 13,040 pounds of maple sugar, 11,899 bushels of corn, 10,326 pounds of wool produced on farms, 9,427 bushels of potatoes, 9,425 acres of farmland under crops, 6,949 bushels of turnips, 5,471 bushels of buckwheat, 5,265 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 5,161 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,172 bushels of barley, 3,775 acres of wheat, 3,494 sheep, 2,922 bushels of peas, 2,720 swine, 2,232 tons of hay, 1,442 acres of oats, 1,151 milk cows, 1,127 bushels of carrots, 863 horses, 825 calves and heifers, 589 bulls, oxen, or steers, 573 bushels of rye, 493 acres of corn, 393 barrels of pork, 342 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 330 acres of peas, 315 acres of buckwheat, 304 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 278 occupants of farms, 264 pounds of flax or hemp, 188 acres of barley, 151 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 136 bushels of beans, 109 acres of potatoes, 102 barrels of beef, 94 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 86 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 46 acres of rye, 43 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 30 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 25 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 22 acres of turnips, 2 pounds of hops. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes $3,750 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 3,727 yards of flannel, $3,075 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 1,076 yards of fulled cloth, 123 yards of linen, 15 employees in saw mills, 6 saw mills, 6 saw mills reporting annual production, 6 saw mills returning capital, 5 employees in grist mills, 3 saw mills powered by steam, 3 saw mills powered by water, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills powered by water, 2 grist mills reporting annual production, 2 grist mills returning capital, 1 foundries, 1 foundries not reporting. 1,045,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 81,000 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 13 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 14 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Ward Eastman | 1778–1865 | died here |
| Abram Nelles | 1805–1884 | born here |
| Dennis Moore | 1817–1887 | born here |
| James A. Fahey | 1849–1888 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON022005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON021006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q424901
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimsby,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimsby_(Canada)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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 (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/grimsby-on022005-1851/.