Brantford W-O, Ontario (1911 census)
Brantford W-O was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,682. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q34180. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.112°N, 80.319°W.
Population
In 1911, Brantford W-O had a population of 2,682: 1,419 male and 1,263 female residents. Population density was 40.6 people per square mile.
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Brantford, 1921 (54.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Brantford W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 42,231 area in acres, 2,682 total population, 1,419 males in the population, 1,263 females in the population, 843 single (never-married) males, 666 single (never-married) females, 589 families, 526 married males, 517 married females, 78 widowed females, 65.99 area in square miles, 47 widowed males, 40.64 population per square mile, 2 legally separated females, 2 males with marital status not given, 1 legally separated males. 2,503 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,507 persons of British origin (English), 498 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 281 persons of German origin, 271 persons of British origin (Irish), 46 persons of French origin, 10 persons of British origin (other), 9 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 41 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). 1 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. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 2 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Hindu"; in 1911 this label denoted South Asian origin (not religious identification). Reflects period British-colonial conflation of religion and ethnicity; modern usage of "Hindu" is religious. — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,122 Methodists, 522 Anglicans (Church of England), 381 Presbyterians, 316 Baptists, 142 Roman Catholics, 96 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 29 Congregationalists, 29 Lutherans, 12 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 8 Adventists, 6 Brethren, 6 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 Friends (Quakers), 2 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 13 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Pagans"; primarily applied to Indigenous adherents of traditional spiritual practices. The label reflects period Christian-normative framing and is preserved as the historical source category. — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 581 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON057002— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brantford-w-o-on057002-1911/.