Brampton, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)
Brampton, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,412. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q44198. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.686°N, 79.765°W.
Population
In 1911, Brampton, T-V had a population of 3,412: 1,678 male and 1,734 female residents. Population density was 1814.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,627 |
| 1871 | 2,090 |
| 1881 | 2,920 |
| 1891 | 3,252 |
| 1901 | 2,748 |
| 1911 | 3,412 |
| 1921 | 4,527 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Brampton, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 3,412 total population, 1,814.89 population per square mile, 1,734 females in the population, 1,678 males in the population, 1,202 area in acres, 927 single (never-married) males, 887 single (never-married) females, 819 families, 683 married males, 679 married females, 162 widowed females, 61 widowed males, 7 males with marital status not given, 6 females with marital status not given, 1.88 area in square miles. 2,748 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,871 persons of British origin (English), 751 persons of British origin (Irish), 440 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 30 persons of German origin, 10 persons of French origin, 8 persons of British origin (other), 6 persons of Scandinavian origin, 5 persons of Chinese origin, 3 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Italian origin. 21 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 1 persons of Japanese origin — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,647 Methodists, 739 Presbyterians, 626 Anglicans (Church of England), 265 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 221 Baptists, 108 Roman Catholics, 21 Jews, 21 Salvation Army adherents, 9 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 5 Congregationalists, 4 Friends (Quakers), 4 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 3 Lutherans, 2 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 801 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| David Lynch Scott | 1845–1924 | born here |
| Sir James Alexander Lougheed | 1854–1925 | born here |
| Tobias Crawford Norris | 1861–1936 | born here |
| Caroline Helena Wilkinson | 1875–1939 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON109006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON136006_1911_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q44198
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brampton
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brampton_(Ontario)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 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). "Brampton, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brampton-t-v-on109006-1911/.