Grimsby, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Grimsby, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 883. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q424901. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.198°N, 79.563°W.
Population
In 1891, Grimsby, Village had a population of 883: 417 male and 466 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 692 |
| 1891 | 883 |
| 1901 | 1,001 |
| 1911 | 1,669 |
| 1921 | 2,004 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Grimsby, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 196 |
| Number of families | 196 |
| Number of females | 466 |
| Number of males | 417 |
| Number of married females | 171 |
| Number of married males | 174 |
| Number of married persons | 345 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| POP F | 466 |
| POP M | 417 |
| POP TOT | 883 |
| Total population | 883 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 263 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 242 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 505 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 883 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 195 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 27 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 163 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 9 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 186 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 121 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 195 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 19 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 445 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 315 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 396 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,023 |
| Acres of hay crops | 290 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,783 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,179 |
| Acres of oats | 111 |
| Acres of potatoes | 20 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 138 |
| BAR AC | 19 |
| BAR BU | 301 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 301 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 77 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 138 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,509 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,291 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 885 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,402 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 310 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,582 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,793 |
| BWT BU | 138 |
| CRN BU | 1,509 |
| HAY AC | 290 |
| HAY TONS | 397 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 3 |
| Number of chickens | 1,296 |
| Number of ducks | 15 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 140 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 62 |
| Number of geese | 7 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 18 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 125 |
| Number of milk cows | 80 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 203 |
| Number of other cattle | 30 |
| Number of other fowl | 17 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 178 |
| Number of sheep | 32 |
| Number of swine | 89 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 7 |
| Number of turkeys | 17 |
| OAT AC | 111 |
| OAT BU | 2,291 |
| PEA BU | 885 |
| POT AC | 20 |
| POT BU | 1,402 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 75 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 128 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 1,325 |
| RYE BU | 25 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 397 |
| WHT AC | 138 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,793 |
| WHT SP BU | 310 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 4 |
| A 11 50 | 12 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 7 |
| BEN BU | 77 |
| BUTTER LB | 1,325 |
| CATTLE KS | 3 |
| CHEESE LB | 75 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 263 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 242 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 505 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 128 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 18 |
| DUCKS | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 196 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 7 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,296 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 125 |
| HOUSES | 195 |
| HOUSES B | 27 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 17 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 9 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 121 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 186 |
| HOUSES W | 163 |
| INF 11 A | 178 |
| MD FEM | 171 |
| MD MALE | 174 |
| MD TOT | 345 |
| MILK COWS | 80 |
| NAME CD | Wentworth, South-Sud |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 62 |
| OC P | 140 |
| OC TOT | 203 |
| OTHER FOWL | 17 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 30 |
| OTHERS | 883 |
| SHEEP | 32 |
| SUP AM | 1,783 |
| SUP FOR | 396 |
| SUP JV | 445 |
| SUP PAT | 315 |
| SUP SC | 1,023 |
| SUP TOT | 2,179 |
| SWINE | 89 |
| SWINE KS | 7 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 195 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 1,582 |
| TURKEY | 17 |
| WID FEM | 32 |
| WID MALE | 1 |
| WID TOT | 33 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON130007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126013— 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 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, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/grimsby-village-on130007-1891/.