Brock, Ontario (1881 census)
Brock was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,378. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q387094. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.288°N, 79.074°W.
Population
In 1881, Brock had a population of 4,378: 2,243 male and 2,135 female residents. Population density was 38.6 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Brock shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 857 |
| Number of families | 857 |
| Number of females | 2,135 |
| Number of males | 2,243 |
| Number of married females | 703 |
| Number of married males | 705 |
| Number of married persons | 1,408 |
| Number of widowed females | 101 |
| Number of widowed males | 53 |
| Number of widowed persons | 154 |
| POP TOT | 4,378 |
| Total population | 4,378 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,331 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,485 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,816 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 852 |
| Number of occupied houses | 852 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,073 |
| Acres of potatoes | 601 |
| Acres of wheat | 18,403 |
| BAR BU | 66,348 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 66,348 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 338 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 381 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,732 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 213,763 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 21,448 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 57,891 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 75,170 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,642 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 157,885 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 406,426 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5,706 |
| BWT BU | 338 |
| CRN BU | 1,732 |
| HAY AC | 4,073 |
| HAY TONS | 4,665 |
| OAT BU | 213,763 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 57,891 |
| POT AC | 601 |
| POT BU | 75,170 |
| RYE BU | 1,642 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,665 |
| WHT AC | 18,403 |
| WHT SP BU | 157,885 |
| WHT WTR BU | 5,706 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,331 |
| C UNMD M | 1,485 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,816 |
| D OCC | 852 |
| FEMALE | 2,135 |
| GRA BU | 381 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 852 |
| H UNINH | 19 |
| MALE | 2,243 |
| MD F | 703 |
| MD M | 705 |
| MD TOT | 1,408 |
| NUMBER CD | 133 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 21,448 |
| TUR BU | 406,426 |
| WID F | 101 |
| WID M | 53 |
| WID TOT | 154 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON133005— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brock-on133005-1881/.