Brantford, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Brantford, Town—Ville was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 9,616. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.140°N, 80.262°W.
Population
In 1881, Brantford, Town—Ville had a population of 9,616: 4,629 male and 4,987 female residents.
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, Town—Ville, 1871 (57.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Brantford, City—Cité, 1891 (23.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Brantford, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 2,044 |
| Number of families | 2,044 |
| Number of females | 4,987 |
| Number of males | 4,629 |
| Number of married females | 1,636 |
| Number of married males | 1,594 |
| Number of married persons | 3,230 |
| Number of widowed females | 385 |
| Number of widowed males | 124 |
| Number of widowed persons | 509 |
| POP TOT | 9,616 |
| Total population | 9,616 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,966 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,911 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 5,877 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 13 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,979 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,979 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 70 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 10 |
| Acres of potatoes | 15 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 381 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,251 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,853 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 102 |
| CRN BU | 381 |
| HAY AC | 10 |
| HAY TONS | 16 |
| POT AC | 15 |
| POT BU | 1,853 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 16 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 2,966 |
| C UNMD M | 2,911 |
| C UNMD TOT | 5,877 |
| D OCC | 1,979 |
| FEMALE | 4,987 |
| H CON | 13 |
| H INHAB | 1,979 |
| H UNINH | 70 |
| MALE | 4,629 |
| MD F | 1,636 |
| MD M | 1,594 |
| MD TOT | 3,230 |
| NUMBER CD | 159 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,251 |
| TUR BU | 102 |
| WID F | 385 |
| WID M | 124 |
| WID TOT | 509 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON159001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON159001— 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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brantford-town-ville-on159001-1881/.