Brant, Ontario (1911 census)
Brant was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,532. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.192°N, 81.145°W.
Population
In 1911, Brant had a population of 3,532: 1,826 male and 1,706 female residents. Population density was 32.0 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Brant shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 70,558 area in acres, 3,532 total population, 1,826 males in the population, 1,706 females in the population, 1,163 single (never-married) males, 1,005 single (never-married) females, 751 families, 604 married males, 592 married females, 110.25 area in square miles, 106 widowed females, 57 widowed males, 32.05 population per square mile, 3 females with marital status not given, 2 males with marital status not given. 4,349 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 1,465 persons of German origin, 734 persons of British origin (English), 730 persons of British origin (Irish), 575 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 5 persons of French origin, 3 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 859 Presbyterians, 795 Lutherans, 741 Methodists, 625 Roman Catholics, 305 Anglicans (Church of England), 109 Baptists, 46 Mennonites, 32 Disciples of Christ, 19 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 7 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 6 Brethren, 3 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 736 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON060001— 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 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). "Brant, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brant-on060001-1911/.