Brantford W-O, Ontario (1891 census)
Brantford W-O was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,802. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.112°N, 80.319°W.
Population
In 1891, Brantford W-O had a population of 2,802: 1,470 male and 1,332 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,406 |
| 1881 | 3,063 |
| 1891 | 2,802 |
| 1901 | 2,503 |
| 1911 | 2,682 |
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 W-O, 1881 (94.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Brantford W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 173 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 589 |
| Number of families | 589 |
| Number of females | 1,332 |
| Number of males | 1,470 |
| Number of married females | 489 |
| Number of married males | 497 |
| Number of married persons | 986 |
| Number of widowed females | 91 |
| Number of widowed males | 55 |
| Number of widowed persons | 146 |
| POP F | 1,332 |
| POP M | 1,470 |
| POP TOT | 2,802 |
| Total population | 2,802 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 752 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 918 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,670 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,802 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 581 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 153 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 18 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 408 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 307 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 270 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 340 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 581 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 52 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3,961 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,269 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,766 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,039 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 27,802 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,767 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 34,837 |
| Acres of land in farms | 37,877 |
| Acres of oats | 3,546 |
| Acres of potatoes | 569 |
| Acres of turnips | 609 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,961 |
| BAR AC | 3,961 |
| BAR BU | 90,196 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 90,196 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 888 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,057 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 67 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 30,018 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 94,300 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 42,195 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 47,775 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 9,363 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,493 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 228,367 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 89,136 |
| BWT BU | 2,057 |
| CRN BU | 30,018 |
| HAY AC | 5,767 |
| HAY TONS | 10,097 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 798 |
| Number of chickens | 16,507 |
| Number of ducks | 269 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 401 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 153 |
| Number of geese | 279 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 499 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,425 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,738 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 558 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,340 |
| Number of other fowl | 109 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 131 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 80 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 155 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 180 |
| Number of sheep | 2,190 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,034 |
| Number of swine | 3,160 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,371 |
| Number of turkeys | 432 |
| OAT AC | 3,546 |
| OAT BU | 94,300 |
| PEA BU | 42,195 |
| POT AC | 569 |
| POT BU | 47,775 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 410 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,120 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,251 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 155,725 |
| RYE BU | 9,363 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,097 |
| WHT AC | 4,961 |
| WHT FALL BU | 89,136 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,493 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 131 |
| A 11 50 | 80 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 155 |
| BEN BU | 888 |
| BUTTER LB | 155,725 |
| CATTLE KS | 798 |
| CHEESE LB | 410 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 752 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 918 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,670 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,120 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 499 |
| DUCKS | 269 |
| FAMILIES | 589 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,251 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 279 |
| GRA BU | 67 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 16,507 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,425 |
| HOUSES | 581 |
| HOUSES B | 153 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 69 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 67 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 60 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 307 |
| HOUSES S | 18 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 340 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 270 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 52 |
| HOUSES W | 408 |
| INF 11 A | 180 |
| MD FEM | 489 |
| MD MALE | 497 |
| MD TOT | 986 |
| MILK COWS | 1,738 |
| NAME CD | Brant, South- Sud |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 153 |
| OC P | 401 |
| OC TOT | 558 |
| OTHER FOWL | 109 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,340 |
| OTHERS | 2,802 |
| SHEEP | 2,190 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,034 |
| SUP AM | 34,837 |
| SUP FOR | 3,039 |
| SUP JV | 1,269 |
| SUP PAT | 5,766 |
| SUP SC | 27,802 |
| SUP TOT | 37,877 |
| SWINE | 3,160 |
| SWINE KS | 3,371 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 581 |
| TUR AC | 609 |
| TUR BU | 228,367 |
| TURKEY | 432 |
| WID FEM | 91 |
| WID MALE | 55 |
| WID TOT | 146 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON049001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON057002— 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 W-O, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brantford-w-o-on049001-1891/.