Grimsby, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Grimsby, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,004. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q424901. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.198°N, 79.563°W.
Population
In 1921, Grimsby, VL had a population of 2,004: 970 male and 1,034 female residents.
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 1921
In the 1921 census, Grimsby, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,034 |
| POP M | 970 |
| POP TOT | 2,004 |
Other recorded variables (39 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 617 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 8 |
| BAPTISTS | 195 |
| BRETHREN | 15 |
| BRIT BORN F | 171 |
| BRIT BORN M | 183 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,101 |
| BRIT IRISH | 255 |
| BRIT OTHER | 30 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 293 |
| CAN BORN F | 774 |
| CAN BORN M | 740 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 5 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 16 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 2 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 1 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 119 |
| EUR FRENCH | 25 |
| EUR GERMAN | 50 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 15 |
| EUR OTHER | 6 |
| EUR POLISH | 68 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 3 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 10 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 9 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 89 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 47 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1 |
| INDIAN | 12 |
| LUTHERANS | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 556 |
| NEGRO | 5 |
| OTHER SECTS | 21 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 389 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 168 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 4 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON126013— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/grimsby-vl-on126013-1921/.