Brant, Ontario (1881 census)
Brant was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,423. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.192°N, 81.145°W.
Population
In 1881, Brant had a population of 5,423: 2,760 male and 2,663 female residents. Population density was 45.5 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Brant shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 927 |
| Number of families | 927 |
| Number of females | 2,663 |
| Number of males | 2,760 |
| Number of married females | 792 |
| Number of married males | 794 |
| Number of married persons | 1,586 |
| Number of widowed females | 101 |
| Number of widowed males | 66 |
| Number of widowed persons | 167 |
| POP TOT | 5,423 |
| Total population | 5,423 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,770 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,900 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,670 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 22 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 927 |
| Number of occupied houses | 927 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 7,342 |
| Acres of potatoes | 519 |
| Acres of wheat | 9,663 |
| BAR BU | 21,592 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 21,592 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 110 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 175 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 760 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 164,693 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 21,496 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 75,162 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 62,302 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 230 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 13,197 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 256,669 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 171,186 |
| BWT BU | 110 |
| CRN BU | 760 |
| HAY AC | 7,342 |
| HAY TONS | 9,826 |
| OAT BU | 164,693 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 75,162 |
| POT AC | 519 |
| POT BU | 62,302 |
| RYE BU | 230 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,826 |
| WHT AC | 9,663 |
| WHT SP BU | 13,197 |
| WHT WTR BU | 171,186 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,770 |
| C UNMD M | 1,900 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,670 |
| D OCC | 927 |
| FEMALE | 2,663 |
| GRA BU | 175 |
| H CON | 22 |
| H INHAB | 927 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| MALE | 2,760 |
| MD F | 792 |
| MD M | 794 |
| MD TOT | 1,586 |
| NUMBER CD | 176 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 21,496 |
| TUR BU | 256,669 |
| WID F | 101 |
| WID M | 66 |
| WID TOT | 167 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON176008— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brant-on176008-1881/.