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 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 density was 3215.8 people per square mile.
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 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 1,517 |
| Number of females | 4,069 |
| Number of males | 4,038 |
| Number of married females | 1,269 |
| Number of married males | 1,271 |
| Number of married persons | 2,540 |
| Number of widowed females | 270 |
| Number of widowed males | 80 |
| Number of widowed persons | 350 |
| Total population | 8,107 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,530 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,687 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 5,217 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 18 |
| Number of houses under construction | 14 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,495 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,513 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 360 |
| CRN BU | 2,459 |
| HAY AC | 92 |
| HAY TONS | 86 |
| OAT BU | 380 |
| PEA BU | 22 |
| POT AC | 106 |
| POT BU | 15,459 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,566 |
| WHT SP BU | 150 |
| WHT WTR BU | 720 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 66 |
| AREA | 1,566 |
| BEING BUILT | 14 |
| BEN BU | 11 |
| CD | 15 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 1,517 |
| FEMALE | 4,069 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 1,513 |
| INHABITED | 1,495 |
| MALE | 4,038 |
| MARRIED F | 1,269 |
| MARRIED M | 1,271 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 2,540 |
| POPULATION | 8,107 |
| ROOT BU | 562 |
| SHANTIES | 18 |
| SINGLE F | 2,530 |
| SINGLE M | 2,687 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 5,217 |
| TUR BU | 752 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 270 |
| WIDOWED M | 80 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 350 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON015004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON103007— 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 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/.