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 density was 71.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,461 |
| 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 180 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 835 |
| Number of families | 835 |
| Number of females | 1,982 |
| Number of males | 2,170 |
| Number of married females | 755 |
| Number of married males | 756 |
| Number of married persons | 1,511 |
| Number of widowed females | 107 |
| Number of widowed males | 52 |
| Number of widowed persons | 159 |
| POP F | 1,982 |
| POP M | 2,170 |
| POP TOT | 4,152 |
| Total population | 4,152 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,120 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,362 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,482 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 5 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,147 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 822 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 344 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 474 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 426 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 88 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 394 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 77 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 98 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 496 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 823 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 43 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,539 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,522 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,394 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,212 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 26,113 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,393 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 33,029 |
| Acres of land in farms | 37,240 |
| Acres of oats | 3,864 |
| Acres of potatoes | 479 |
| Acres of turnips | 524 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,365 |
| BAR AC | 2,539 |
| BAR BU | 60,667 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 60,667 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 887 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,086 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 36,348 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 100,714 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 40,329 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 44,195 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,597 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,399 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 208,143 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 74,879 |
| BWT BU | 1,086 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 75 |
| CRN BU | 36,348 |
| HAY AC | 6,393 |
| HAY TONS | 11,843 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 870 |
| Number of chickens | 19,080 |
| Number of ducks | 498 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 578 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 233 |
| Number of geese | 455 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 561 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,430 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,795 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 813 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,022 |
| Number of other fowl | 97 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 104 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 113 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 147 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 432 |
| Number of sheep | 1,573 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 707 |
| Number of swine | 3,780 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 4,205 |
| Number of turkeys | 781 |
| OAT AC | 3,864 |
| OAT BU | 100,714 |
| PEA BU | 40,329 |
| POT AC | 479 |
| POT BU | 44,195 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 120 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,752 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,606 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 166,167 |
| RYE BU | 2,597 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 11,843 |
| WHT AC | 4,365 |
| WHT FALL BU | 74,879 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,399 |
Other recorded variables (72 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 104 |
| A 11 50 | 113 |
| A 201 PL | 17 |
| A 51 100 | 147 |
| BEN BU | 887 |
| BUTTER LB | 166,167 |
| CATTLE KS | 870 |
| CHEESE LB | 120 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,120 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,362 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,482 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,752 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 561 |
| DUCKS | 498 |
| FAMILIES | 835 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,606 |
| FRN CA | 5 |
| GEESE | 455 |
| GRA BU | 21 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 19,080 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,430 |
| HOUSES | 822 |
| HOUSES B | 344 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 88 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 98 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 77 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 426 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 496 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 394 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 43 |
| HOUSES W | 474 |
| INF 11 A | 432 |
| MD FEM | 755 |
| MD MALE | 756 |
| MD TOT | 1,511 |
| MILK COWS | 1,795 |
| NAME CD | Brant, North—Nord |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 233 |
| OC P | 578 |
| OC TOT | 813 |
| OTHER FOWL | 97 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,022 |
| OTHERS | 4,147 |
| SHEEP | 1,573 |
| SHEEP KS | 707 |
| SILOS | 75 |
| SUP AM | 33,029 |
| SUP FOR | 4,212 |
| SUP JV | 1,522 |
| SUP PAT | 5,394 |
| SUP SC | 26,113 |
| SUP TOT | 37,240 |
| SWINE | 3,780 |
| SWINE KS | 4,205 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 823 |
| TUR AC | 524 |
| TUR BU | 208,143 |
| TURKEY | 781 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 107 |
| WID MALE | 52 |
| WID TOT | 159 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
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/.