Brantford, C, Ontario (1921 census)
Brantford, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 29,440. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q34180. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.142°N, 80.259°W.
Population
In 1921, Brantford, C had a population of 29,440: 14,374 male and 15,066 female residents.
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 1921
In the 1921 census, Brantford, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 29,440 total population, 15,066 females in the population, 14,374 males in the population, 10,490 females born in Canada, 9,638 males born in Canada, 3,664 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 3,629 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1,107 males born outside the British Empire, 912 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 16,356 persons of British origin (English), 4,478 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 3,753 persons of British origin (Irish), 773 persons of Dutch origin, 602 persons of German origin, 562 persons of French origin, 462 persons of Polish origin, 357 persons of other European origin, 319 persons of British origin (other), 268 persons of Italian origin, 142 persons of Ukrainian origin, 132 persons of Syrian origin, 130 persons of other Asian origin, 126 persons of Austrian origin, 94 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 84 persons of Russian origin, 78 persons of Scandinavian origin, 50 persons of Greek origin, 6 persons of Belgian origin. 241 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 169 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. 147 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: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 7,764 Anglicans (Church of England), 6,524 Methodists, 4,626 Presbyterians, 4,534 Baptists, 3,596 Roman Catholics, 515 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 446 Congregationalists, 390 Salvation Army adherents, 292 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 241 Jews, 150 Lutherans, 135 Brethren, 111 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 63 adherents of Eastern religions, 41 Adventists, 34 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 25 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 13 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 12 Mennonites, 4 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1921, 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 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON103007— 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 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). "Brantford, C, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brantford-c-on103007-1921/.