Grimsby, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Grimsby, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,669. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q424901. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.198°N, 79.563°W.
Population
In 1911, Grimsby, VL had a population of 1,669: 854 male and 815 female residents. Population density was 2139.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Grimsby, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,001 |
| POP F | 815 |
| POP M | 854 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 2,139.74 |
| POP TOT | 1,669 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 549 |
| AREA ACRES | 500 |
| AREA SQ MI | 0.78 |
| BAPTISTS | 226 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 793 |
| BRIT IRISH | 225 |
| BRIT OTHER | 8 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 288 |
| CHINESE | 3 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DISCIPLES | 5 |
| DUTCH | 157 |
| DWELLINGS | 364 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 332 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 4 |
| F SINGLE | 418 |
| F WIDOWED | 60 |
| FAMILIES | 364 |
| FRENCH | 27 |
| GERMAN | 153 |
| INDIAN | 5 |
| ITALIAN | 5 |
| LUTHERANS | 4 |
| M MARRIED | 345 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 14 |
| M SINGLE | 473 |
| M WIDOWED | 22 |
| METHODISTS | 440 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 330 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 112 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON093012— 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 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, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/grimsby-vl-on093012-1911/.