Brant, Ontario (1851 census)
Brant was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 621. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.192°N, 81.145°W.
Population
In 1851, Brant had a population of 621: 353 male and 268 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 621 |
| 1861 | 3,123 |
| 1871 | 5,994 |
| 1881 | 5,423 |
| 1891 | 4,929 |
| 1901 | 4,349 |
| 1911 | 3,532 |
| 1921 | 3,063 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Brant shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 90 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 621 total population, Male members of the family who are present: 353, 353 males, Female members of the family who are present: 268, 268 females, 258 single males, 175 single females, 111 families, 87 married males, 85 married females, 10 female births, 8 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 6 male births. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 54 single males aged 15 to 20, 54 single males aged 20 to 30, 46 females aged 5 to 10, 46 single males aged 10 to 15, 42 single females aged 10 to 15, 39 males aged 5 to 10, 36 single females aged 15 to 20, 33 married females aged 20 to 30, 27 married males aged 20 to 30, 26 married females aged 40 to 50, 25 married males aged 40 to 50, 22 married males aged 30 to 40, 20 married females aged 30 to 40, 13 males aged 1 to 2, 13 single males aged 30 to 40, 12 females age 3 to 4, 11 females aged 1 to 2, 11 males aged 3 to 4, 11 married males aged 50 to 60, 10 males aged 2 to 3, 9 females under age 1, 8 males aged 4 to 5, 7 single females aged 20 to 30, 6 females aged 2 to 3, 6 males under age 1, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 females aged 4 to 5, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 married females aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 214 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 135 persons originating in Ireland, 129 persons originating in Scotland, 105 persons originating in England or Wales, 38 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 7,000 acres of land in farms, 6,549 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,270 bushels of turnips, 2,800 pounds of homemade butter, 2,120 bushels of potatoes, 1,300 bushels of wheat, 1,300 pounds of maple sugar, 810 bushels of oats, 510 bushels of corn, 451 acres of farmland under cultivation, 247 acres of farmland in pasture, 204 acres of farmland under crops, 114 occupants of farms, 112 bulls, oxen, or steers, 104 milk cows, 104 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 65 acres of wheat, 54 acres of oats, 46 swine, 38 acres of potatoes, 36 acres of corn, 29 acres of turnips, 18 tons of hay, 7 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 6 calves and heifers, 5 horses, 3 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1 employees in saw mills, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills powered by water. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON003002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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). "Brant, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brant-on003002-1851/.