Brock, Ontario (1891 census)
Brock was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,071. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q387094. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.288°N, 79.074°W.
Population
In 1891, Brock had a population of 4,071: 2,067 male and 2,004 female residents. Population density was 35.9 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Brock shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 837 |
| Number of families | 837 |
| Number of females | 2,004 |
| Number of males | 2,067 |
| Number of married females | 691 |
| Number of married males | 691 |
| Number of married persons | 1,382 |
| Number of widowed females | 113 |
| Number of widowed males | 55 |
| Number of widowed persons | 168 |
| POP F | 2,004 |
| POP M | 2,067 |
| POP TOT | 4,071 |
| Total population | 4,071 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,200 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,321 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,521 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,069 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 836 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 147 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 17 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 672 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 540 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 295 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 126 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 110 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 458 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 837 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 52 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,739 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 771 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,510 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,541 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 37,281 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,217 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 46,562 |
| Acres of land in farms | 62,103 |
| Acres of oats | 7,427 |
| Acres of potatoes | 562 |
| Acres of turnips | 1,463 |
| Acres of wheat | 11,645 |
| BAR AC | 2,739 |
| BAR BU | 51,479 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 51,479 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 79 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,223 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2,305 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 766 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 179,225 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 57,817 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 62,850 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 115 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 106,161 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 567,490 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 6,392 |
| BWT BU | 2,223 |
| CRN BU | 766 |
| HAY AC | 5,217 |
| HAY TONS | 7,252 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,849 |
| Number of chickens | 27,069 |
| Number of ducks | 652 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 581 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 211 |
| Number of geese | 1,522 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 822 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,826 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,641 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 792 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,898 |
| Number of other fowl | 114 |
| Number of oxen | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 167 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 63 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 215 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 307 |
| Number of sheep | 3,165 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,711 |
| Number of swine | 4,406 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 4,850 |
| Number of turkeys | 560 |
| OAT AC | 7,427 |
| OAT BU | 179,225 |
| PEA BU | 57,817 |
| POT AC | 562 |
| POT BU | 62,850 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 240 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,243 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,230 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 189,355 |
| RYE BU | 115 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,252 |
| WHT AC | 11,645 |
| WHT FALL BU | 6,392 |
| WHT SP BU | 106,161 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 167 |
| A 11 50 | 63 |
| A 201 PL | 40 |
| A 51 100 | 215 |
| BEN BU | 79 |
| BUTTER LB | 189,355 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,849 |
| CHEESE LB | 240 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,200 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,321 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,521 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,243 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 822 |
| DUCKS | 652 |
| FAMILIES | 837 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 7,230 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 1,522 |
| GRA BU | 2,305 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 27,069 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,826 |
| HOUSES | 836 |
| HOUSES B | 147 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 45 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 110 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 126 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 540 |
| HOUSES S | 17 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 458 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 62 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 295 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 52 |
| HOUSES W | 672 |
| INF 11 A | 307 |
| MD FEM | 691 |
| MD MALE | 691 |
| MD TOT | 1,382 |
| MILK COWS | 2,641 |
| NAME CD | Ontario, North-Nord |
| OC F | 211 |
| OC P | 581 |
| OC TOT | 792 |
| OTHER FOWL | 114 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,898 |
| OTHERS | 4,069 |
| SHEEP | 3,165 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,711 |
| SUP AM | 46,562 |
| SUP FOR | 15,541 |
| SUP JV | 771 |
| SUP PAT | 8,510 |
| SUP SC | 37,281 |
| SUP TOT | 62,103 |
| SWINE | 4,406 |
| SWINE KS | 4,850 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 837 |
| TUR AC | 1,463 |
| TUR BU | 567,490 |
| TURKEY | 560 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 113 |
| WID MALE | 55 |
| WID TOT | 168 |
| WORKING OX | 25 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON101003— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brock-on101003-1891/.