Bradford, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Bradford, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 961. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4954551. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.122°N, 79.559°W.
Population
In 1921, Bradford, VL had a population of 961: 479 male and 482 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Bradford, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 961 total population, 482 females in the population, 479 males in the population, 417 females born in Canada, 404 males born in Canada, 57 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 56 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 18 males born outside the British Empire, 9 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 432 persons of British origin (English), 301 persons of British origin (Irish), 130 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 35 persons of Dutch origin, 13 persons of Italian origin, 8 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 8 persons of French origin, 7 persons of German origin, 6 persons of British origin (other). 18 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 332 Anglicans (Church of England), 316 Methodists, 217 Presbyterians, 63 Roman Catholics, 18 Jews, 7 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 3 Baptists, 3 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ambrose Joseph Small | b. 1866 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON144026— 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 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). "Bradford, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bradford-vl-on144026-1921/.