Brantford W-O, Ontario (1881 census)
Brantford W-O was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,063. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q34180. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.110°N, 80.322°W.
Population
In 1881, Brantford W-O had a population of 3,063: 1,544 male and 1,519 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, 1871 (89.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Brantford W-O, 1891 (94.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Brantford W-O shared boundaries with:
- Brantford E
- Brantford, Town—Ville
- Burford
- Dumfries S
- Oakland
- Onondaga
- Paris, Town—Ville
- Townsend
- Tuscarora
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,063 total population, 1,544 males, 1,519 females, 1,034 married persons, 634 families, 523 married males, 511 married females, 152 widowed persons, 97 widowed females, 55 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,877 single persons under 18, 966 single males under 18, 911 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 624 inhabited houses, 624 occupied houses, 36 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 143,891 bushels of winter wheat, 139,113 bushels of turnips, 87,059 bushels of oats, 62,498 bushels of potatoes, 54,964 bushels of other root crops, 51,408 bushels of barley, 44,428 bushels of corn, 26,982 bushels of peas and beans, 7,576 bushels of rye, 7,206 acres of wheat, 6,106 tons of hay, 4,929 acres of hay crops, 1,655 bushels of buckwheat, 1,360 bushels of spring wheat, 858 acres of potatoes, 393 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 5 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Eliza Jones | 1804–1890 | died here |
| Robert Whale | 1805–1887 | died here |
| Charles Horatio Waterous | 1814–1892 | died here |
| Thomas Strahan Shenston | 1822–1895 | died here |
| John Harris | 1841–1887 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,063 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON159004— 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 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 W-O, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brantford-w-o-on159004-1881/.