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 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 density was 16567.8 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Brantford, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced females | 5 |
| Number of divorced males | 1 |
| Number of families | 3,627 |
| Number of females | 8,597 |
| Number of males | 8,022 |
| Number of married females | 3,112 |
| Number of married males | 3,134 |
| Number of single females | 4,768 |
| Number of single males | 4,671 |
| Number of widowed females | 712 |
| Number of widowed males | 216 |
| POP F | 8,597 |
| POP M | 8,022 |
| POP TOT | 16,619 |
| Total population | 16,619 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 3,528 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 2,977 |
Other recorded variables (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 2,977 |
| DIVORCED F | 5 |
| DIVORCED M | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 3,627 |
| HOUSES | 3,528 |
| MARRIED F | 3,112 |
| MARRIED M | 3,134 |
| SINGLE F | 4,768 |
| SINGLE M | 4,671 |
| WIDOWED F | 712 |
| WIDOWED M | 216 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046001— 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 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/.