Brant, Ontario (1921 census)
Brant was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,063. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.192°N, 81.145°W.
Population
In 1921, Brant had a population of 3,063: 1,618 male and 1,445 female residents. Population density was 25.7 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Brant shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,445 |
| POP M | 1,618 |
| POP TOT | 3,063 |
Other recorded variables (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 246 |
| BAPTISTS | 107 |
| BRETHREN | 5 |
| BRIT BORN F | 41 |
| BRIT BORN M | 49 |
| BRIT ENG | 584 |
| BRIT IRISH | 577 |
| BRIT OTHER | 5 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 491 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,360 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,527 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 26 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 2 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 20 |
| EUR FRENCH | 49 |
| EUR GERMAN | 1,323 |
| EUR OTHER | 3 |
| EUR POLISH | 3 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 4 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 81 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 44 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 42 |
| LUTHERANS | 705 |
| MENNONITES | 34 |
| METHODISTS | 490 |
| OTHER SECTS | 29 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 725 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 613 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON104004— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brant-on104004-1921/.