Grimsby S, Ontario (1891 census)
Grimsby S was a township in Ontario (Canada West / 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.
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 171 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 348 |
| Number of families | 348 |
| Number of females | 809 |
| Number of males | 801 |
| Number of married females | 302 |
| Number of married males | 299 |
| Number of married persons | 601 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 71 |
| POP F | 809 |
| POP M | 801 |
| POP TOT | 1,610 |
| Total population | 1,610 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 457 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 481 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 938 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,610 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 347 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 31 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 314 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 298 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 49 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 209 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 347 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 270 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 499 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,278 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,248 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 11,916 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,877 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,693 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,941 |
| Acres of oats | 2,120 |
| Acres of potatoes | 39 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,110 |
| BAR AC | 270 |
| BAR BU | 3,924 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,924 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 874 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,327 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,107 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 38,837 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 11,048 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,731 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 756 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,760 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,077 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 23,598 |
| BWT BU | 874 |
| CRN BU | 3,107 |
| HAY AC | 3,877 |
| HAY TONS | 5,139 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 302 |
| Number of chickens | 7,517 |
| Number of ducks | 228 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 233 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 54 |
| Number of geese | 404 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 197 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 618 |
| Number of milk cows | 764 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 287 |
| Number of other cattle | 740 |
| Number of other fowl | 14 |
| Number of oxen | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 97 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 87 |
| Number of sheep | 924 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 543 |
| Number of swine | 780 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,301 |
| Number of turkeys | 476 |
| OAT AC | 2,120 |
| OAT BU | 38,837 |
| PEA BU | 11,048 |
| POT AC | 39 |
| POT BU | 2,731 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 166 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,151 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 665 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 81,033 |
| RYE BU | 756 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,139 |
| WHT AC | 2,110 |
| WHT FALL BU | 23,598 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,760 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 54 |
| A 11 50 | 48 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 97 |
| BEN BU | 55 |
| BUTTER LB | 81,033 |
| CATTLE KS | 302 |
| CHEESE LB | 166 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 457 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 481 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 938 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,151 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 197 |
| DUCKS | 228 |
| FAMILIES | 348 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 665 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 404 |
| GRA BU | 1,327 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,517 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 618 |
| HOUSES | 347 |
| HOUSES B | 31 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 29 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 29 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 298 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 209 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 27 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 49 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 15 |
| HOUSES W | 314 |
| INF 11 A | 87 |
| MD FEM | 302 |
| MD MALE | 299 |
| MD TOT | 601 |
| MILK COWS | 764 |
| NAME CD | Wentworth, South-Sud |
| OC F | 54 |
| OC P | 233 |
| OC TOT | 287 |
| OTHER FOWL | 14 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 740 |
| OTHERS | 1,610 |
| SHEEP | 924 |
| SHEEP KS | 543 |
| SUP AM | 14,693 |
| SUP FOR | 3,248 |
| SUP JV | 499 |
| SUP PAT | 2,278 |
| SUP SC | 11,916 |
| SUP TOT | 17,941 |
| SWINE | 780 |
| SWINE KS | 1,301 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 347 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 4,077 |
| TURKEY | 476 |
| WID FEM | 50 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 71 |
| WORKING OX | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON130006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON130006— 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/.