Grimsby S, Ontario (1891 census)
Grimsby S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,610. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.125°N, 79.599°W.
Population
In 1891, Grimsby S had a population of 1,610: 801 male and 809 female residents.
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).
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 (53.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Grimsby S 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 1,610 total population, 809 females, 801 males, 601 married persons, 348 families, 302 married females, 299 married males, 71 widowed persons, 50 widowed females, 21 widowed males, 4.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 938 single persons under 18, 481 single males under 18, 457 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,610 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 347 houses, 347 occupied houses, 314 houses built of wood, 298 houses of 1 story, 209 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 49 houses of 2 stories, 37 houses of 5 rooms, 31 houses built of brick, 29 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 29 houses of 4 rooms, 27 houses of 3 rooms, 15 uninhabited houses, 8 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses of 1 room, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses built of stone, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 81,033 pounds of homemade butter, 38,837 bushels of oats, 23,598 bushels of winter wheat, 17,941 acres of land in farms, 14,693 acres of improved land in farms, 11,916 acres of farmland under crops, 11,048 bushels of peas, 7,517 chickens, 5,760 bushels of spring wheat, 5,139 tons of hay, 4,077 bushels of turnips, 3,924 bushels of barley, 3,877 acres of hay crops, 3,248 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,151 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,107 bushels of corn, 2,731 bushels of potatoes, 2,278 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,120 acres of oats, 2,110 acres of wheat, 1,327 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,301 swine slaughtered or sold, 924 sheep, 874 bushels of buckwheat, 780 swine, 764 milk cows, 756 bushels of rye, 740 other cattle, 665 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 618 horses aged over 3 years, 543 sheep slaughtered or sold, 499 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 476 turkeys, 404 geese, 302 cattle killed or sold, 287 occupants of farms, 270 acres of barley, 233 farm occupants who own their land, 228 ducks, 197 horses aged 3 years and under, 166 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 97 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 87 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 55 bushels of beans, 54 farm occupants who rent their land, 54 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 48 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 39 acres of potatoes, 14 acres of turnips, 14 other fowl, 7 oxen, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON130006— 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 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 S, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/grimsby-s-on130006-1891/.