Brantford, C, Ontario (1911 census)
Brantford, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 23,132. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q34180. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.142°N, 80.259°W.
Population
In 1911, Brantford, C had a population of 23,132: 11,912 male and 11,220 female residents. Population density was 4974.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 23,132 |
| 1921 | 29,440 |
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, Brantford, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 60 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 23,132 total population, 11,912 males in the population, 11,220 females in the population, 6,480 single (never-married) males, 5,737 single (never-married) females, 5,138 married males, 5,053 families, 4,974.62 population per square mile, 4,678 married females, 2,977 area in acres, 773 widowed females, 269 widowed males, 20 males with marital status not given, 18 legally separated females, 13 females with marital status not given, 4.65 area in square miles, 4 legally separated males, 1 divorced females, 1 divorced males. 16,619 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 12,544 persons of British origin (English), 3,519 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 3,332 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,274 persons of German origin, 687 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 233 persons of French origin, 224 persons of Dutch origin, 137 persons of Polish origin, 112 persons of British origin (other), 101 persons of Italian origin, 63 persons of Russian origin, 41 persons of Chinese origin, 24 persons of Swiss origin, 17 persons of Scandinavian origin, 14 persons of Greek origin, 10 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin. 154 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 139 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 97 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 6,343 Methodists, 5,404 Anglicans (Church of England), 3,529 Baptists, 3,200 Presbyterians, 2,756 Roman Catholics, 505 Congregationalists, 410 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 366 Salvation Army adherents, 360 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 151 Jews, 148 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 107 Lutherans, 101 Brethren, 32 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 23 Adventists, 16 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 5 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 Friends (Quakers). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 4 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Pagans"; primarily applied to Indigenous adherents of traditional spiritual practices. The label reflects period Christian-normative framing and is preserved as the historical source category. — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 4,870 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Reuben Wells Leonard | 1860–1930 | born here |
| Sara Jeannette Duncan | 1861–1922 | born here |
| Duncan Sayre MacInnes | 1870–1918 | born here |
| Norman Duncan | 1871–1916 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON057003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON103007_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q34180
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brantford
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brantford
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). "Brantford, C, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brantford-c-on057003-1911/.