Brant, Ontario (1871 census)
Brant was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,994. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.192°N, 81.145°W.
Population
In 1871, Brant had a population of 5,994: 3,016 male and 2,978 female residents. Population density was 49.8 people per square mile.
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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Walkerton, Town—Ville, 1881 (0.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Brant shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 1,025 |
| Number of females | 2,978 |
| Number of males | 3,016 |
| Number of married females | 922 |
| Number of married males | 913 |
| Number of married persons | 1,835 |
| Number of widowed females | 92 |
| Number of widowed males | 51 |
| Number of widowed persons | 143 |
| Total population | 5,994 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,964 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,052 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,016 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 13 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,011 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,011 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 20,358 |
| BWT BU | 71 |
| CRN BU | 551 |
| HAY AC | 5,954 |
| HAY TONS | 7,017 |
| OAT BU | 101,075 |
| PEA BU | 44,386 |
| POT AC | 559 |
| POT BU | 55,457 |
| RYE BU | 145 |
| Total area (acres) | 70,889 |
| WHT SP BU | 72,562 |
| WHT WTR BU | 6,712 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 7,963 |
| AREA | 70,889 |
| BEING BUILT | 13 |
| BEN BU | 51 |
| CD | 27 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 1,025 |
| FEMALE | 2,978 |
| GRA BU | 213 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 1,011 |
| INHABITED | 1,011 |
| MALE | 3,016 |
| MARRIED F | 922 |
| MARRIED M | 913 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,835 |
| POPULATION | 5,994 |
| ROOT BU | 8,656 |
| SINGLE F | 1,964 |
| SINGLE M | 2,052 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 4,016 |
| TUR BU | 147,296 |
| UNINHABITED | 17 |
| WIDOWED F | 92 |
| WIDOWED M | 51 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 143 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON027008— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brant-on027008-1871/.