Brantford, City—Cité, Ontario (1891 census)
Brantford, City—Cité was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 12,753. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.142°N, 80.259°W.
Population
In 1891, Brantford, City—Cité had a population of 12,753: 6,127 male and 6,626 female residents. Population density was 12713.7 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Brantford, City—Cité, 1881 (23.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Brantford, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 2,656 |
| Number of families | 2,656 |
| Number of females | 6,626 |
| Number of males | 6,127 |
| Number of married females | 2,284 |
| Number of married males | 2,270 |
| Number of married persons | 4,554 |
| Number of widowed females | 526 |
| Number of widowed males | 153 |
| Number of widowed persons | 679 |
| POP F | 6,626 |
| POP M | 6,127 |
| POP TOT | 12,753 |
| Total population | 12,753 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 3,816 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 3,704 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 7,520 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 54 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 12,699 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 2,606 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1,505 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 12 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 1,087 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 7 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 1,266 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 194 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1,275 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 78 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 56 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 258 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 415 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 1,591 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of occupied houses | 2,606 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 138 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 50 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 371 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 650 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 479 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 960 |
| Acres of hay crops | 325 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,981 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,460 |
| Acres of oats | 174 |
| Acres of potatoes | 78 |
| Acres of turnips | 19 |
| Acres of wheat | 189 |
| BAR AC | 50 |
| BAR BU | 1,284 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,284 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,878 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,310 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,526 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,783 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 166 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,517 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,367 |
| BWT BU | 1 |
| CRN BU | 1,878 |
| HAY AC | 325 |
| HAY TONS | 674 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 17 |
| Number of chickens | 6,034 |
| Number of ducks | 153 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 424 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 167 |
| Number of geese | 14 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 88 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 734 |
| Number of milk cows | 200 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 593 |
| Number of other cattle | 96 |
| Number of other fowl | 52 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 576 |
| Number of sheep | 22 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 16 |
| Number of swine | 201 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 111 |
| Number of turkeys | 15 |
| OAT AC | 174 |
| OAT BU | 5,310 |
| PEA BU | 1,526 |
| POT AC | 78 |
| POT BU | 7,783 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 88 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,090 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 674 |
| WHT AC | 189 |
| WHT FALL BU | 3,367 |
| WHT SP BU | 166 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 5 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BEN BU | 37 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,090 |
| CATTLE KS | 17 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 3,816 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 3,704 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 7,520 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 88 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 88 |
| DUCKS | 153 |
| FAMILIES | 2,656 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FRN CA | 54 |
| GEESE | 14 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,034 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 734 |
| HOUSES | 2,606 |
| HOUSES B | 1,505 |
| HOUSES CON | 12 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 194 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 415 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 258 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 1,266 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES S | 12 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 1,591 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 35 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 78 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 56 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1,275 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 138 |
| HOUSES W | 1,087 |
| INF 11 A | 576 |
| MD FEM | 2,284 |
| MD MALE | 2,270 |
| MD TOT | 4,554 |
| MILK COWS | 200 |
| NAME CD | Brant, South- Sud |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 167 |
| OC P | 424 |
| OC TOT | 593 |
| OTHER FOWL | 52 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 96 |
| OTHERS | 12,699 |
| SHEEP | 22 |
| SHEEP KS | 16 |
| SUP AM | 1,981 |
| SUP FOR | 479 |
| SUP JV | 371 |
| SUP PAT | 650 |
| SUP SC | 960 |
| SUP TOT | 2,460 |
| SWINE | 201 |
| SWINE KS | 111 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 2,606 |
| TUR AC | 19 |
| TUR BU | 3,517 |
| TURKEY | 15 |
| WID FEM | 526 |
| WID MALE | 153 |
| WID TOT | 679 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON049002— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brantford-city-cit-on049002-1891/.