Brethour, Ontario (1911 census)
Brethour was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 181. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260929. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.711°N, 79.575°W.
Population
In 1911, Brethour had a population of 181. Population density was 5.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 181 |
| 1921 | 273 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Brethour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,707 |
| POP F | 540 |
| POP M | 618 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 14.33 |
| POP TOT | 181 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 43 |
| AREA ACRES | 51,727 |
| AREA SQ MI | 80.83 |
| BAPTISTS | 6 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 55 |
| BRIT IRISH | 35 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 16 |
| DUTCH | 7 |
| DWELLINGS | 178 |
| F MARRIED | 179 |
| F SINGLE | 346 |
| F WIDOWED | 15 |
| FAMILIES | 178 |
| FRENCH | 56 |
| GERMAN | 6 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 179 |
| M SINGLE | 431 |
| M WIDOWED | 8 |
| METHODISTS | 40 |
| NEGRO | 6 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 30 |
| PROTESTANTS | 4 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 57 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON099012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON148027— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260929
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). "Brethour, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brethour-on099012-1911/.