Grimsby, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Grimsby, VL was a village in 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 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 2,139.74 population per square mile, 1,669 total population, 854 males in the population, 815 females in the population, 500 area in acres, 473 single (never-married) males, 418 single (never-married) females, 364 families, 345 married males, 332 married females, 60 widowed females, 22 widowed males, 14 males with marital status not given, 4 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated females, 0.78 area in square miles. 1,001 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 793 persons of British origin (English), 288 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 225 persons of British origin (Irish), 157 persons of Dutch origin, 153 persons of German origin, 27 persons of French origin, 8 persons of British origin (other), 5 persons of Italian origin, 3 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 5 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 549 Anglicans (Church of England), 440 Methodists, 330 Presbyterians, 226 Baptists, 112 Roman Catholics, 5 Disciples of Christ, 4 Lutherans, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 364 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Linus Woolverton | 1846–1914 | died here |
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/.