Brantford E, Ontario (1881 census)
Brantford E was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,492. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.170°N, 80.222°W.
Population
In 1881, Brantford E had a population of 3,492: 1,796 male and 1,696 female residents. Population density was 60.3 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).
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 contained Brantford E, 1871 (75.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Brantford E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 670 |
| Number of families | 670 |
| Number of females | 1,696 |
| Number of males | 1,796 |
| Number of married females | 601 |
| Number of married males | 602 |
| Number of married persons | 1,203 |
| Number of widowed females | 97 |
| Number of widowed males | 42 |
| Number of widowed persons | 139 |
| POP TOT | 3,492 |
| Total population | 3,492 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 998 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,152 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,150 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 643 |
| Number of occupied houses | 643 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 60 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,265 |
| Acres of potatoes | 598 |
| Acres of wheat | 6,123 |
| BAR BU | 47,068 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 47,068 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,243 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 528 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 37,137 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 96,767 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 38,812 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 15,718 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 50,985 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,604 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,194 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 124,253 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 111,553 |
| BWT BU | 1,243 |
| CRN BU | 37,137 |
| HAY AC | 5,265 |
| HAY TONS | 7,123 |
| OAT BU | 96,767 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 15,718 |
| POT AC | 598 |
| POT BU | 50,985 |
| RYE BU | 1,604 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,123 |
| WHT AC | 6,123 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,194 |
| WHT WTR BU | 111,553 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 998 |
| C UNMD M | 1,152 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,150 |
| D OCC | 643 |
| FEMALE | 1,696 |
| GRA BU | 528 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 643 |
| H UNINH | 60 |
| MALE | 1,796 |
| MD F | 601 |
| MD M | 602 |
| MD TOT | 1,203 |
| NUMBER CD | 160 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 38,812 |
| TUR BU | 124,253 |
| WID F | 97 |
| WID M | 42 |
| WID TOT | 139 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON160001— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brantford-e-on160001-1881/.