Brethour, Ontario (1921 census)
Brethour was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 273. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260929. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.711°N, 79.575°W.
Population
In 1921, Brethour had a population of 273: 157 male and 116 female residents. Population density was 8.5 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Brethour shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 116 |
| POP M | 157 |
| POP TOT | 273 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 27 |
| BRIT BORN F | 2 |
| BRIT BORN M | 4 |
| BRIT ENG | 46 |
| BRIT IRISH | 21 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 21 |
| CAN BORN F | 107 |
| CAN BORN M | 131 |
| CHRISTIANS | 4 |
| EUR DUTCH | 2 |
| EUR FRENCH | 110 |
| EUR GERMAN | 1 |
| EUR POLISH | 49 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 8 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 7 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 22 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 7 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 36 |
| NEGRO | 13 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 50 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 148 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON148027— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brethour-on148027-1921/.