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 density was 25.0 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Brock shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,401 |
| POP M | 1,434 |
| POP TOT | 2,835 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 336 |
| BAPTISTS | 133 |
| BRIT BORN F | 104 |
| BRIT BORN M | 111 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,490 |
| BRIT IRISH | 716 |
| BRIT OTHER | 6 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 593 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,294 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,316 |
| CHRISTIANS | 4 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 15 |
| EUR FRENCH | 2 |
| EUR GERMAN | 1 |
| EUR HEBREW | 5 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 1 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 3 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 7 |
| JEWS | 5 |
| MENNONITES | 3 |
| METHODISTS | 1,568 |
| OTHER SECTS | 2 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 668 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 111 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 4 |
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/.