Brock, Ontario (1921 census)
Brock was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,835. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q387094. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.288°N, 79.074°W.
Population
In 1921, Brock had a population of 2,835: 1,434 male and 1,401 female residents.
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 1921
In the 1921 census, Brock shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,835 total population, 1,434 males in the population, 1,401 females in the population, 1,316 males born in Canada, 1,294 females born in Canada, 111 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 104 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 7 males born outside the British Empire, 3 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,490 persons of British origin (English), 716 persons of British origin (Irish), 593 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 15 persons of Dutch origin, 6 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Austrian origin, 1 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of other European origin. 5 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,568 Methodists, 668 Presbyterians, 336 Anglicans (Church of England), 133 Baptists, 111 Roman Catholics, 5 Jews, 4 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Mennonites, 2 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON133001— 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 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). "Brock, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brock-on133001-1921/.