Brantford E, Ontario (1891 census)
Brantford E was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,152. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.170°N, 80.223°W.
Population
In 1891, Brantford E had a population of 4,152: 2,170 male and 1,982 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,492 |
| 1891 | 4,152 |
| 1901 | 3,254 |
| 1911 | 4,524 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Brantford E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 89 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,152 total population, 2,170 males, 1,982 females, 1,511 married persons, 835 families, 756 married males, 755 married females, 159 widowed persons, 107 widowed females, 52 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,482 single persons under 18, 1,362 single males under 18, 1,120 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 4,147 persons who are not French Canadian, 5 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 823 occupied houses, 822 houses, 496 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 474 houses built of wood, 426 houses of 1 story, 394 houses of 2 stories, 344 houses built of brick, 98 houses of 5 rooms, 88 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 77 houses of 4 rooms, 43 uninhabited houses, 37 houses of 3 rooms, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses of 1 room, 4 houses built of stone, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 208,143 bushels of turnips, 166,167 pounds of homemade butter, 100,714 bushels of oats, 74,879 bushels of winter wheat, 60,667 bushels of barley, 44,195 bushels of potatoes, 40,329 bushels of peas, 37,240 acres of land in farms, 36,348 bushels of corn, 33,029 acres of improved land in farms, 26,113 acres of farmland under crops, 19,080 chickens, 11,843 tons of hay, 6,393 acres of hay crops, 5,752 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,394 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,365 acres of wheat, 4,212 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,205 swine slaughtered or sold, 3,864 acres of oats, 3,780 swine, 2,597 bushels of rye, 2,539 acres of barley, 2,399 bushels of spring wheat, 2,022 other cattle, 1,795 milk cows, 1,606 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,573 sheep, 1,522 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1,430 horses aged over 3 years, 1,086 bushels of buckwheat, 887 bushels of beans, 870 cattle killed or sold, 813 occupants of farms, 781 turkeys, 707 sheep slaughtered or sold, 578 farm occupants who own their land, 561 horses aged 3 years and under, 524 acres of turnips, 498 ducks, 479 acres of potatoes, 455 geese, 432 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 233 farm occupants who rent their land, 147 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 120 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 113 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 104 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 97 other fowl, Capacity of silos (tons): 75, 21 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 17 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 oxen, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON048003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON056001— 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 E, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brantford-e-on048003-1891/.