Brantford, City—Cité, Ontario (1871 census)
Brantford, City—Cité was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 8,107. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q34180. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.145°N, 80.262°W.
Population
In 1871, Brantford, City—Cité had a population of 8,107: 4,038 male and 4,069 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,877 |
| 1861 | 6,251 |
| 1871 | 8,107 |
| 1881 | 9,616 |
| 1891 | 12,753 |
| 1901 | 16,619 |
| 1911 | 23,132 |
| 1921 | 29,440 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Brantford, City—Cité, 1881 (57.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Brantford, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 8,107 total population, 4,069 females, 4,038 males, 2,540 married persons, 1,517 families, 1,271 married males, 1,269 married females, 350 widowed persons, 270 widowed females, 80 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 5,217 single persons under 18, 2,687 single males under 18, 2,530 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 1,513 occupied houses, 1,495 inhabited houses, 18 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 14 houses under construction, 14 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 1,566 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 8 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Abram Nelles | 1805–1884 | died here |
| Robert Whale | 1805–1887 | died here |
| Alfred H. (Alfred Hutchinson) Dymond | 1827–1903 | died here |
| George Frederick Marter | 1840–1907 | born here |
| 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:
ON015004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON103007_1891— 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 1871 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, City—Cité, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brantford-city-cit-on015004-1871/.