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 29.4 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,727 |
| POP F | 1,636 |
| POP M | 1,694 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 30.83 |
| POP TOT | 3,330 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 355 |
| AREA ACRES | 69,130 |
| AREA SQ MI | 108.02 |
| BAPTISTS | 180 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,173 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,397 |
| BRIT OTHER | 27 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 689 |
| CHRISTIANS | 3 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 11 |
| DUTCH | 25 |
| DWELLINGS | 741 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 630 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| F SINGLE | 901 |
| F WIDOWED | 101 |
| FAMILIES | 748 |
| FRENCH | 4 |
| GERMAN | 4 |
| JEWISH | 1 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 636 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 5 |
| M SINGLE | 997 |
| M WIDOWED | 56 |
| METHODISTS | 1,700 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 898 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 180 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 10 |
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/.