Grimsby S, Ontario (1911 census)
Grimsby S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,389. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.125°N, 79.599°W.
Population
In 1911, Grimsby S had a population of 1,389: 715 male and 674 female residents. Population density was 44.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,610 |
| 1911 | 1,389 |
| 1921 | 1,426 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Grimsby S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 20,172 area in acres, 1,389 total population, 715 males in the population, 674 females in the population, 394 single (never-married) males, 342 families, 326 single (never-married) females, 296 married females, 294 married males, 52 widowed females, 44.07 population per square mile, 31.52 area in square miles, 27 widowed males. 1,379 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 650 persons of British origin (English), 274 persons of German origin, 223 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 196 persons of British origin (Irish), 26 persons of French origin, 11 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of Italian origin, 3 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 634 Methodists, 313 Presbyterians, 121 Anglicans (Church of England), 105 Disciples of Christ, 76 Roman Catholics, 56 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 47 Baptists, 22 Lutherans, 10 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 5 Adventists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 341 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON093006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126006— 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 1911 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 S, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/grimsby-s-on093006-1911/.