Brussels, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Brussels, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 870. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q994375. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.743°N, 81.237°W.
Population
In 1921, Brussels, VL had a population of 870: 390 male and 480 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 902 |
| 1921 | 870 |
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, Brussels, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 480 |
| POP M | 390 |
| POP TOT | 870 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 102 |
| BAPTISTS | 6 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT BORN F | 39 |
| BRIT BORN M | 33 |
| BRIT ENG | 347 |
| BRIT IRISH | 189 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 294 |
| CAN BORN F | 431 |
| CAN BORN M | 354 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| EUR FRENCH | 3 |
| EUR GERMAN | 21 |
| EUR HEBREW | 13 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 10 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 3 |
| JEWS | 12 |
| LUTHERANS | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 290 |
| OTHER SECTS | 5 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 440 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 10 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON119023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119023— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q994375
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels,_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). "Brussels, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brussels-vl-on119023-1921/.