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 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,063 total population, 1,618 males in the population, 1,527 males born in Canada, 1,445 females in the population, 1,360 females born in Canada, 49 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 44 females born outside the British Empire, 42 males born outside the British Empire, 41 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,323 persons of German origin, 584 persons of British origin (English), 577 persons of British origin (Irish), 491 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 49 persons of French origin, 20 persons of Dutch origin, 5 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of Scandinavian origin, 3 persons of other European origin, 3 persons of Polish origin, 2 persons of Austrian origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 725 Presbyterians, 705 Lutherans, 613 Roman Catholics, 490 Methodists, 246 Anglicans (Church of England), 107 Baptists, 81 members of the Evangelical Association, 34 Mennonites, 29 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 26 Disciples of Christ, 5 Brethren, 1 Adventists, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
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/.