Bradford, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Bradford, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 996. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4954551. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.122°N, 79.559°W.
Population
In 1891, Bradford, Village had a population of 996: 492 male and 504 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 996 |
| 1901 | 984 |
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, Bradford, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 996 total population, 504 females, 492 males, 329 married persons, 212 families, 165 married females, 164 married males, 56 widowed persons, 37 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 611 single persons under 18, 309 single males under 18, 302 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 990 persons who are not French Canadian, 6 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 211 houses, 211 occupied houses, 176 houses built of wood, 144 houses of 2 stories, 125 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 65 houses of 1 story, 36 houses of 5 rooms, 34 houses built of brick, 18 houses of 4 rooms, 18 uninhabited houses, 14 houses of 3 rooms, 12 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 9,565 bushels of turnips, 6,637 bushels of potatoes, 6,275 bushels of oats, 4,951 pounds of homemade butter, 3,202 bushels of spring wheat, 3,180 bushels of winter wheat, 3,114 acres of land in farms, 2,591 bushels of barley, 2,418 acres of improved land in farms, 1,921 bushels of peas, 1,844 acres of farmland under crops, 1,596 chickens, 696 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 469 acres of farmland in pasture, 453 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 447 acres of wheat, 434 tons of hay, 375 swine, 331 bushels of corn, 299 acres of oats, 294 swine slaughtered or sold, 283 acres of hay crops, 205 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 203 occupants of farms, 201 sheep, 190 bushels of rye, 184 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 172 horses aged over 3 years, 133 other cattle, 125 geese, 117 milk cows, 112 farm occupants who own their land, 110 sheep slaughtered or sold, 109 acres of barley, 105 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 90 farm occupants who rent their land, 70 bushels of buckwheat, 70 cattle killed or sold, 53 acres of potatoes, 40 turkeys, 39 horses aged 3 years and under, 34 ducks, 18 acres of turnips, 9 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 8, 6 oxen, 6 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 5 bushels of beans, 2 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON132002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON130002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4954551
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradford,_Ontario
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). "Bradford, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bradford-village-on132002-1891/.