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 |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 883 |
| 1901 | 1,001 |
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 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 883 total population, 466 females, 417 males, 345 married persons, 196 families, 174 married males, 171 married females, 33 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 4.50 average size of families, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 505 single persons under 18, 263 single females under 18, 242 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 883 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 195 houses, 195 occupied houses, 186 houses of 2 stories, 163 houses built of wood, 121 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 27 houses built of brick, 23 houses of 5 rooms, 18 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 17 houses of 4 rooms, 9 houses of 1 story, 9 houses of 3 rooms, 6 houses under construction, 5 houses built of stone, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 2,291 bushels of oats, 2,179 acres of land in farms, 1,793 bushels of winter wheat, 1,783 acres of improved land in farms, 1,582 bushels of turnips, 1,509 bushels of corn, 1,402 bushels of potatoes, 1,325 pounds of homemade butter, 1,296 chickens, 1,023 acres of farmland under crops, 885 bushels of peas, 445 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 397 tons of hay, 396 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 315 acres of farmland in pasture, 310 bushels of spring wheat, 301 bushels of barley, 290 acres of hay crops, 203 occupants of farms, 178 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 140 farm occupants who own their land, 138 acres of wheat, 138 bushels of buckwheat, 128 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 125 horses aged over 3 years, 111 acres of oats, 89 swine, 80 milk cows, 77 bushels of beans, 75 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 62 farm occupants who rent their land, 32 sheep, 30 other cattle, 25 bushels of rye, 20 acres of potatoes, 19 acres of barley, 18 horses aged 3 years and under, 17 other fowl, 17 turkeys, 15 ducks, 12 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 7 geese, 7 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 7 swine slaughtered or sold, 4 acres of turnips, 4 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 3 cattle killed or sold, 3 oxen, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON130007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128010_1891— 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/.