Brantford, Ontario (1921 census)
Brantford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 7,839. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260922. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.138°N, 80.276°W.
Population
In 1921, Brantford had a population of 7,839: 4,044 male and 3,795 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 6,410 |
| 1861 | 6,904 |
| 1921 | 7,839 |
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, 1911 (45.1% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Brantford W-O, 1911 (54.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Brantford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 7,839 total population, 4,044 males in the population, 3,795 females in the population, 3,229 males born in Canada, 3,085 females born in Canada, 712 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 610 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 103 males born outside the British Empire, 100 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 4,584 persons of British origin (English), 1,267 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 871 persons of British origin (Irish), 337 persons of Dutch origin, 202 persons of German origin, 99 persons of French origin, 76 persons of other European origin, 67 persons of British origin (other), 51 persons of Austrian origin, 25 persons of Scandinavian origin, 14 persons of Italian origin, 14 persons of Polish origin, 7 persons of Ukrainian origin, 6 persons of Russian origin, 3 persons of other Asian origin, 1 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin. 178 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 31 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 1 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 2,676 Methodists, 1,792 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,334 Baptists, 1,159 Presbyterians, 424 Roman Catholics, 158 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 113 Congregationalists, 54 Salvation Army adherents, 41 Lutherans, 31 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 25 Brethren, 19 Adventists, 5 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Mennonites, 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 Jews, 1 members of the Evangelical Association. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Reuben Wells Leonard | 1860–1930 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON103001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON103001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260922
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 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, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brantford-on103001-1921/.