Brock, Ontario (1911 census)
Brock was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,330. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q387094. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.288°N, 79.074°W.
Population
In 1911, Brock had a population of 3,330: 1,694 male and 1,636 female residents. Population density was 30.8 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Brock shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 69,130 area in acres, 3,330 total population, 1,694 males in the population, 1,636 females in the population, 997 single (never-married) males, 901 single (never-married) females, 748 families, 636 married males, 630 married females, 108.02 area in square miles, 101 widowed females, 56 widowed males, 30.83 population per square mile, 5 males with marital status not given, 3 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated females. 3,727 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,397 persons of British origin (Irish), 1,173 persons of British origin (English), 689 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 27 persons of British origin (other), 25 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of French origin, 4 persons of German origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,700 Methodists, 898 Presbyterians, 355 Anglicans (Church of England), 180 Baptists, 180 Roman Catholics, 11 Congregationalists, 10 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Jews, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 741 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON103001— 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 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). "Brock, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brock-on103001-1911/.