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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q34180. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,492 |
| 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,492 total population, 1,796 males, 1,696 females, 1,203 married persons, 670 families, 602 married males, 601 married females, 139 widowed persons, 97 widowed females, 42 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,150 single persons under 18, 1,152 single males under 18, 998 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 643 inhabited houses, 643 occupied houses, 60 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 124,253 bushels of turnips, 111,553 bushels of winter wheat, 96,767 bushels of oats, 50,985 bushels of potatoes, 47,068 bushels of barley, 38,812 bushels of other root crops, 37,137 bushels of corn, 15,718 bushels of peas and beans, 7,123 tons of hay, 6,123 acres of wheat, 5,265 acres of hay crops, 2,194 bushels of spring wheat, 1,604 bushels of rye, 1,243 bushels of buckwheat, 598 acres of potatoes, 528 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,493 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON160001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON056001_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q34180
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brantford
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brantford
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/.