Brantford, City—Cité, Ontario (1901 census)
Brantford, City—Cité was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 16,619. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q34180. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.142°N, 80.259°W.
Population
In 1901, Brantford, City—Cité had a population of 16,619: 8,022 male and 8,597 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Brantford, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 14 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 16,619 total population, 8,597 females, 8,022 males, 4,768 single females, 4,671 single males, 3,627 families, 3,134 married males, 3,112 married females, 712 widowed females, 216 widowed males, 5 divorced females, 1 divorced males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 3,528 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 2,977 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 6 people connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| 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:
ON046001— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brantford-city-cit-on046001-1901/.