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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q34180. 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 |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,063 |
| 1891 | 2,802 |
| 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 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,802 total population, 1,470 males, 1,332 females, 986 married persons, 589 families, 497 married males, 489 married females, 146 widowed persons, 91 widowed females, 55 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,670 single persons under 18, 918 single males under 18, 752 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,802 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 581 houses, 581 occupied houses, 408 houses built of wood, 340 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 307 houses of 1 story, 270 houses of 2 stories, 153 houses built of brick, 69 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 67 houses of 5 rooms, 60 houses of 4 rooms, 52 uninhabited houses, 33 houses of 3 rooms, 18 houses built of stone, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 228,367 bushels of turnips, 155,725 pounds of homemade butter, 94,300 bushels of oats, 90,196 bushels of barley, 89,136 bushels of winter wheat, 47,775 bushels of potatoes, 42,195 bushels of peas, 37,877 acres of land in farms, 34,837 acres of improved land in farms, 30,018 bushels of corn, 27,802 acres of farmland under crops, 16,507 chickens, 10,097 tons of hay, 9,363 bushels of rye, 6,120 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,767 acres of hay crops, 5,766 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,961 acres of wheat, 4,251 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,961 acres of barley, 3,546 acres of oats, 3,371 swine slaughtered or sold, 3,160 swine, 3,039 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,493 bushels of spring wheat, 2,340 other cattle, 2,190 sheep, 2,057 bushels of buckwheat, 1,738 milk cows, 1,425 horses aged over 3 years, 1,269 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1,034 sheep slaughtered or sold, 888 bushels of beans, 798 cattle killed or sold, 609 acres of turnips, 569 acres of potatoes, 558 occupants of farms, 499 horses aged 3 years and under, 432 turkeys, 410 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 401 farm occupants who own their land, 279 geese, 269 ducks, 180 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 155 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 153 farm occupants who rent their land, 131 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 109 other fowl, 80 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 67 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 employees on farms, 4 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Horatio Waterous | 1814–1892 | died here |
| Thomas Strahan Shenston | 1822–1895 | died here |
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: Q34180
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brantford
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brantford
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/.