Brock, Ontario (1871 census)
Brock was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,175. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q387094. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.288°N, 79.074°W.
Population
In 1871, Brock had a population of 5,175: 2,717 male and 2,458 female residents. Population density was 45.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,518 |
| 1861 | 4,625 |
| 1871 | 5,175 |
| 1881 | 4,378 |
| 1891 | 4,071 |
| 1901 | 3,727 |
| 1911 | 3,330 |
| 1921 | 2,835 |
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 contained Cannington, Village, 1881 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Brock shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 911 |
| Number of females | 2,458 |
| Number of males | 2,717 |
| Number of married females | 788 |
| Number of married males | 788 |
| Number of married persons | 1,576 |
| Number of widowed females | 108 |
| Number of widowed males | 48 |
| Number of widowed persons | 156 |
| Total population | 5,175 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,562 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,881 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,443 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 15 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 897 |
| Number of occupied houses | 897 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 56,214 |
| BWT BU | 372 |
| CRN BU | 724 |
| HAY AC | 4,618 |
| HAY TONS | 4,778 |
| OAT BU | 113,878 |
| PEA BU | 33,512 |
| POT AC | 598 |
| POT BU | 62,986 |
| RYE BU | 65 |
| Total area (acres) | 68,540 |
| WHT SP BU | 42,120 |
| WHT WTR BU | 41,187 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 8,118 |
| AREA | 68,540 |
| BEING BUILT | 15 |
| BEN BU | 74 |
| CD | 49 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 911 |
| FEMALE | 2,458 |
| GRA BU | 1,012 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 897 |
| INHABITED | 897 |
| MALE | 2,717 |
| MARRIED F | 788 |
| MARRIED M | 788 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,576 |
| POPULATION | 5,175 |
| ROOT BU | 12,193 |
| SINGLE F | 1,562 |
| SINGLE M | 1,881 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,443 |
| TUR BU | 200,489 |
| UNINHABITED | 26 |
| WIDOWED F | 108 |
| WIDOWED M | 48 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 156 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON049005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q387094
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brock,_Ontario
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "Brock, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brock-on049005-1871/.