Grimsby, Ontario (1881 census)
Grimsby was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,416. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.148°N, 79.589°W.
Population
In 1881, Grimsby had a population of 2,416: 1,249 male and 1,167 female residents. Population density was 41.2 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, South—Sud, 1891 (53.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Grimsby, North—Nord, 1891 (46.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Grimsby shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 509 |
| Number of families | 509 |
| Number of females | 1,167 |
| Number of males | 1,249 |
| Number of married females | 449 |
| Number of married males | 451 |
| Number of married persons | 900 |
| Number of widowed females | 65 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 95 |
| POP TOT | 2,416 |
| Total population | 2,416 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 653 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 768 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,421 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 507 |
| Number of occupied houses | 508 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,002 |
| Acres of potatoes | 160 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,103 |
| BAR BU | 13,060 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 13,060 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,597 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,205 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 35,366 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 72,774 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 11,585 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,557 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,025 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 687 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,265 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 10,280 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 69,988 |
| BWT BU | 1,597 |
| CRN BU | 35,366 |
| HAY AC | 4,002 |
| HAY TONS | 4,044 |
| OAT BU | 72,774 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,557 |
| POT AC | 160 |
| POT BU | 11,025 |
| RYE BU | 687 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,044 |
| WHT AC | 4,103 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,265 |
| WHT WTR BU | 69,988 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 653 |
| C UNMD M | 768 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,421 |
| D OCC | 508 |
| FEMALE | 1,167 |
| GRA BU | 1,205 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 507 |
| H UNINH | 20 |
| MALE | 1,249 |
| MD F | 449 |
| MD M | 451 |
| MD TOT | 900 |
| NUMBER CD | 145 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 11,585 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 10,280 |
| WID F | 65 |
| WID M | 30 |
| WID TOT | 95 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON145005— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/grimsby-on145005-1881/.