Brandon, C, Manitoba (1921 census)
Brandon, C was a city in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 15,397. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q61432. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.842°N, 99.960°W.
Population
In 1921, Brandon, C had a population of 15,397: 7,760 male and 7,637 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 3,778 |
| 1901 | 5,620 |
| 1911 | 13,839 |
| 1921 | 15,397 |
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, Brandon, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 15,397 total population, 7,760 males in the population, 7,637 females in the population, 4,804 females born in Canada, 4,630 males born in Canada, 2,074 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1,912 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1,056 males born outside the British Empire, 921 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 6,332 persons of British origin (English), 2,937 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2,323 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,139 persons of Ukrainian origin, 513 persons of Polish origin, 419 persons of Austrian origin, 290 persons of German origin, 248 persons of Scandinavian origin, 238 persons of French origin, 162 persons of British origin (other), 120 persons of Russian origin, 108 persons of Dutch origin, 52 persons of other European origin, 48 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 32 persons of Greek origin, 31 persons of Syrian origin, 30 persons of Belgian origin, 19 persons of Italian origin, 6 persons of Finnish origin, 3 persons of other Asian origin. 222 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 16 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). 3 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: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 4,098 Presbyterians, 3,906 Anglicans (Church of England), 2,210 Methodists, 1,723 Roman Catholics, 1,121 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 746 Baptists, 411 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 307 Lutherans, 292 Salvation Army adherents, 221 Jews, 113 Congregationalists, 106 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 59 Brethren, 27 adherents of Eastern religions, 14 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 8 Mennonites, 7 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 6 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 5 Adventists, 1 members of the Evangelical Association. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
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 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Norman Criddle | 1875–1933 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB161010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB161010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q61432
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon,_Manitoba
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_(Manitoba)
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). "Brandon, C, Manitoba (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/brandon-c-mb161010-1921/.