Brant, Ontario (1891 census)
Brant was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,929. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.192°N, 81.145°W.
Population
In 1891, Brant had a population of 4,929: 2,541 male and 2,388 female residents. Population density was 41.3 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Brant shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 855 |
| Number of families | 855 |
| Number of females | 2,388 |
| Number of males | 2,541 |
| Number of married females | 751 |
| Number of married males | 750 |
| Number of married persons | 1,501 |
| Number of widowed females | 99 |
| Number of widowed males | 57 |
| Number of widowed persons | 156 |
| POP F | 2,388 |
| POP M | 2,541 |
| POP TOT | 4,929 |
| Total population | 4,929 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,538 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,734 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,272 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 13 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,916 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 854 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 167 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 31 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 655 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 9 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 686 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 167 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 97 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 134 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 119 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 405 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of occupied houses | 854 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,057 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,045 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 12,011 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,793 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 41,318 |
| Acres of hay crops | 10,232 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 54,374 |
| Acres of land in farms | 69,168 |
| Acres of oats | 8,231 |
| Acres of potatoes | 579 |
| Acres of turnips | 1,153 |
| Acres of wheat | 6,056 |
| BAR AC | 1,057 |
| BAR BU | 24,749 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 24,749 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 311 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 289 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 301 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,025 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 219,960 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 91,382 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 70,366 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 814 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 18,181 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 500,615 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 80,982 |
| BWT BU | 289 |
| CRN BU | 1,025 |
| HAY AC | 10,232 |
| HAY TONS | 16,756 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2,173 |
| Number of chickens | 24,073 |
| Number of ducks | 408 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 642 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 117 |
| Number of geese | 1,128 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 819 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,720 |
| Number of milk cows | 3,453 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 762 |
| Number of other cattle | 6,010 |
| Number of other fowl | 122 |
| Number of oxen | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 177 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 122 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 274 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 157 |
| Number of sheep | 5,417 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,909 |
| Number of swine | 3,847 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,563 |
| Number of turkeys | 482 |
| OAT AC | 8,231 |
| OAT BU | 219,960 |
| PEA BU | 91,382 |
| POT AC | 579 |
| POT BU | 70,366 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 11,535 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 21,927 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,424 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 234,535 |
| RYE BU | 814 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 16,756 |
| WHT AC | 6,056 |
| WHT FALL BU | 80,982 |
| WHT SP BU | 18,181 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 177 |
| A 11 50 | 122 |
| A 201 PL | 32 |
| A 51 100 | 274 |
| BEN BU | 311 |
| BUTTER LB | 234,535 |
| CATTLE KS | 2,173 |
| CHEESE LB | 11,535 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,538 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,734 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,272 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 21,927 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 819 |
| DUCKS | 408 |
| FAMILIES | 855 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,424 |
| FRN CA | 13 |
| GEESE | 1,128 |
| GRA BU | 301 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 24,073 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,720 |
| HOUSES | 854 |
| HOUSES B | 167 |
| HOUSES CON | 11 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 40 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 119 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 134 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 686 |
| HOUSES S | 31 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 405 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 97 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 45 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 167 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 17 |
| HOUSES W | 655 |
| INF 11 A | 157 |
| MD FEM | 751 |
| MD MALE | 750 |
| MD TOT | 1,501 |
| MILK COWS | 3,453 |
| NAME CD | Bruce, East-Est |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 117 |
| OC P | 642 |
| OC TOT | 762 |
| OTHER FOWL | 122 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 6,010 |
| OTHERS | 4,916 |
| SHEEP | 5,417 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,909 |
| SUP AM | 54,374 |
| SUP FOR | 14,793 |
| SUP JV | 1,045 |
| SUP PAT | 12,011 |
| SUP SC | 41,318 |
| SUP TOT | 69,168 |
| SWINE | 3,847 |
| SWINE KS | 3,563 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 854 |
| TUR AC | 1,153 |
| TUR BU | 500,615 |
| TURKEY | 482 |
| WID FEM | 99 |
| WID MALE | 57 |
| WID TOT | 156 |
| WORKING OX | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON051001— 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 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). "Brant, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brant-on051001-1891/.