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 density was 992.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 961 |
| 1871 | 1,130 |
| 1881 | 1,176 |
| 1891 | 996 |
| 1901 | 984 |
| 1911 | 946 |
| 1921 | 961 |
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 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 212 |
| Number of families | 212 |
| Number of females | 504 |
| Number of males | 492 |
| Number of married females | 165 |
| Number of married males | 164 |
| Number of married persons | 329 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| POP F | 504 |
| POP M | 492 |
| POP TOT | 996 |
| Total population | 996 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 302 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 309 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 611 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 6 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 990 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 211 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 34 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 176 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 65 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 144 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 125 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 211 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 109 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 105 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 469 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 696 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,844 |
| Acres of hay crops | 283 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,418 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,114 |
| Acres of oats | 299 |
| Acres of potatoes | 53 |
| Acres of turnips | 18 |
| Acres of wheat | 447 |
| BAR AC | 109 |
| BAR BU | 2,591 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,591 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 331 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,275 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,921 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,637 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 190 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,202 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,565 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,180 |
| BWT BU | 70 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 8 |
| CRN BU | 331 |
| HAY AC | 283 |
| HAY TONS | 434 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 70 |
| Number of chickens | 1,596 |
| Number of ducks | 34 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 112 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 90 |
| Number of geese | 125 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 39 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 172 |
| Number of milk cows | 117 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 203 |
| Number of other cattle | 133 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 184 |
| Number of sheep | 201 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 110 |
| Number of swine | 375 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 294 |
| Number of turkeys | 40 |
| OAT AC | 299 |
| OAT BU | 6,275 |
| PEA BU | 1,921 |
| POT AC | 53 |
| POT BU | 6,637 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 453 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 205 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,951 |
| RYE BU | 190 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 434 |
| WHT AC | 447 |
| WHT FALL BU | 3,180 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,202 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 2 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 9 |
| BEN BU | 5 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,951 |
| CATTLE KS | 70 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 302 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 309 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 611 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 453 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 39 |
| DUCKS | 34 |
| FAMILIES | 212 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 205 |
| FRN CA | 6 |
| GEESE | 125 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,596 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 172 |
| HOUSES | 211 |
| HOUSES B | 34 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 18 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 65 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 125 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 144 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 176 |
| INF 11 A | 184 |
| MD FEM | 165 |
| MD MALE | 164 |
| MD TOT | 329 |
| MILK COWS | 117 |
| NAME CD | York, North-Nord |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 90 |
| OC P | 112 |
| OC TOT | 203 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 133 |
| OTHERS | 990 |
| SHEEP | 201 |
| SHEEP KS | 110 |
| SILOS | 8 |
| SUP AM | 2,418 |
| SUP FOR | 696 |
| SUP JV | 105 |
| SUP PAT | 469 |
| SUP SC | 1,844 |
| SUP TOT | 3,114 |
| SWINE | 375 |
| SWINE KS | 294 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 211 |
| TUR AC | 18 |
| TUR BU | 9,565 |
| TURKEY | 40 |
| WID FEM | 37 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 56 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON132002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144026— 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/.