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County of Brant

The County of Brant (2021 population 39,474) is a single-tier municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario. Although it retains the word "county" in its name, the municipality is a single-tier municipal government and has no upper tier. The County of Brant has service offices in Burford, Paris, Oakland, Onondaga and St. George. The largest population centre (2021 population 14,956) is Paris.

Brant
County of Brant
Paris, Ontario
Motto: 
Simply Grand
Coordinates: 43°07′N 80°22′W / 43.117°N 80.367°W / 43.117; -80.367
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
Settled1793
Formed1851 (county)
Formed1999 (single-tier city)
SeatBurford
Government
 • Governing bodyBrant County Council
 • MayorDavid Bailey
 • MPLarry Brock
(Conservative)
 • MPPWill Bouma
(Progressive Conservative)
Area
 • Land817.66 km2 (315.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total39,474
 • Density48.3/km2 (125/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
N0E, N3L
Area code(s)519, 226, and 548
Websitewww.brant.ca

The County of Brant is a predominantly rural municipality in Southern Ontario. The County is bordered by the township of North Dumfries in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo; the City of Hamilton; Haldimand County; Norfolk County; and the townships of Blandford-Blenheim and Norwich in Oxford County. The County abuts the provincially-mandated Greenbelt. Although the city of Brantford is surrounded by the County, it is a fully independent city with its own municipal government.[2][3][4] The Brant census division, which includes Brantford and the Six Nations and New Credit reserves along with the County of Brant, had a population of 144,771 in the 2021 census.

The County is named after Joseph Brant and was established in 1851. Brantford separated from the County when it incorporated as a city in 1877.[5] Part of the County is situated on the Haldimand Tract,[6][7] traditional territory of the Neutral, Mississauga, and Haudenosaunee peoples.[8][9][10]

History Edit

The area had previously been part of Wentworth and Oxford County. Brant County was formed in 1851 and originally consisted of:[11]

  • Brantford Township (Brantford, Paris, Mount Pleasant, Cainsville), Area 71,122 acres (287.82 km2). First settlement made before 1810. The township was organized in 1840.
  • Burford Township (Burford, Scotland), Area 71,122 acres (287.82 km2). First of the midland townships to have settlers. Surveyed in 1793, four families settled on the land before 1800.
  • Oakland Township (Scotland, Oakland), Area 10,676 acres (43.20 km2). Originally called the Townsend Gore, then the Burford Gore, but organized a separate municipality in 1850.
  • Onondaga Township (Onondaga, Middleport), Area 20,613 acres (83.42 km2). First settled in 1838 within Oxford County. The formal surrender of the township by the Indians did not take place until 1839.
  • South Dumfries Township (Paris, St. George, Glen Morris), Area 46,265 acres (187.23 km2).
  • Tuscarora Township (Six Nations Indian Reserve, New Credit Indian Reserve), created in 1784.

On January 1, 1999, the Town of Paris and the townships of Brantford, Burford, Oakland, Onondaga, and South Dumfries amalgamated to form a new city with the official legal name of County of Brant.[12]

Early history Edit

Erected by the provincial and federal governments, historic plaques and monuments in Brant County indicate a long and varied history which include many aspects related to the First Nations.

The Mohawk Chief Joseph Brant (Thayendanega) and the Mohawk people of New York state served with the British during the American Revolution. In 1784, the Crown granted Joseph Brant and his followers a land treaty along the Grand River to replace what they had lost in New York State at the Sandusky Council after the Revolution. Much of this grant was later rescinded.[13] As chief of the united tribes, Brant led his people—including Brant's African slaves captured during the revolution[14]—to Upper Canada; a group of 400 settled in 1788 on the Grand River at Mohawk Village which later became Brantford.[15] Nearly a century later (1886), the Joseph Brant Memorial would be erected in Burlington, Ontario in honour of Brant and the Six Nations Confederacy.[16]

The Mohawk Chapel, built by the British Crown in 1785 for the Mohawk and Iroquois people (Six Nations of the Grand River), was dedicated in 1788 as a reminder of the original agreements made with the British during the American Revolution.[15] In 1904 the chapel received Royal status by King Edward VII in memory of the longstanding alliance. Her Majesty's Royal Chapel of the Mohawks is an important reminder of the original agreements made with Queen Anne in 1710. It is still in use today as one of two royal Chapels in Canada and the oldest Protestant Church in the province. Joseph Brant and his son John Brant are buried here.[17]

Significant to the County, gypsum was discovered in 1793 on the east bank of the Grand River in what became Paris during a survey for the British Home Department. By late 1794 a road had been built from what is now Dundas, Ontario to Paris, called The Governor's Road (now Dundas St. in Paris). Records from 1846 indicate that the settlement (now Paris), in a hilly area called Oak Plains, was divided into the upper town and the lower town. In addition to successful farmers in the area, the community of 1000 people (Americans, Scottish, English, and Irish) was thriving. Manufacturing had already begun, with industries powered by the river. A great deal of plaster was being exported and there were three mills, a tannery, a woolen factory, a foundry, and numerous tradesmen. Five churches had been built; the post office was receiving mail three times a week.[18] The village was incorporated in 1850 with Hiram "Boss" Capron as the first Reeve. It was incorporated as a town in 1856 with H. Finlayson as the first mayor.[15]

Abraham Dayton from Connecticut arrived in 1793 and was granted the entire township of Burford; additional settlers began arriving in 1797. The 1814 Battle of Malcolm's Mills during the War of 1812 took place at what is now Oakland when American forces attacked the local regiments. Neither this battle nor the 1837 Duncombe's Uprising by militant "Patriots" at the settlement of Scotland were successful.[15]

Chief John Brant (Mohawk leader) (Ahyonwaeghs) who had lived at Mohawk Village was one of the sons of Joseph Brant.[19] He fought with the British during the War of 1812 and later worked to improve the welfare of the First Nations. He was involved in building schools and was the improving the welfare of his people. Brant initiated the opening of schools and from 1828 served as the first native Superintendent of the Six Nations.[15] Chief Brant was elected to Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada for Haldimand in 1830 and was the first aboriginal Canadian in Parliament.[20]

Records from 1846 indicate that the settlement of Scotland in Burford Township had a population of about 150. At that time there were two stores, two taverns, one tannery, one saddler, one chair maker, one cabinet maker, one blacksmith. There was also a carding machine and fulling mill near the village. Nearby Oakland had about 160 inhabitants; its post office was receiving mail daily. Oakland had a grist and a saw mill, a carding machine and fulling mill, one store, two taverns, one hatter, one wagon maker, one blacksmith, one tailor, one shoemaker.[21]

Much of the County's early population began arriving in the 1820s as the Hamilton and London Road was improved and settlement increased after 1848 when navigation to Brantford was opened and again in 1854 with the arrival of the railway to Brantford. The stone and brick Brant County Courthouse was built on land purchased from the Six Nations in 1852. The structure housed court rooms, county offices, a law library and a gaol. During additions in the 1880s, the Greek Revival style, with Doric columns, was retained.[15]

Chiefswood, now a Six Nations museum in Oshweken and one of the National Historic Sites of Canada, was built in about 1856 by Mohawk Chief George Henry Martin Johnson (Onwanonsyshon). His daughter, the Mohawk poet E. Pauline Johnson (Tekahionwake), gained great acclaim across Canada. Her work increased awareness of the history and cultural diversity of the First Nations. In 1886, the Joseph Brant Memorial was constructed in honour of Brant and the Six Nations Confederacy.[15][22]

Railway development Edit

Brant County saw relatively early railway development in Ontario's history, as it lay nearby and between major mid-19th century centres such as Toronto and London. Plans for railway development were underway in the 1830s as part of the proposed London and Gore Railroad between London and Hamilton, with a branch line planned to extend northward to Galt.[23]: 4  After significant delays, the London and Gore eventually appeared in the form of the Great Western Railway, whose mainline opened between Hamilton and London in 1853.[23]: 4 

Work had begun on the branch line to Galt in 1852, and it was completed in 1854.[23]: 5  The branch line, as built, connected to the roughly east–west mainline at a junction in Brant County located at a key point aligned between four major manufacturing and administrative centres in the area: Brantford, Galt, Hamilton, and London.[23]: 3  Originally known simply as Fairchild Creek Station, the railway town which grew up around the junction was eventually named Harrisburg after the then-president of the Great Western Railway, Robert W. Harris.[23]: 5  This early construction date has led to some Ontario rail history writers such as Joachim Brouwer and Ron Brown to argue that Harrisburg was the first railway junction in Canada, and that the branch line to Galt was the first branch line in Canadian railway history.[23]: 5  A second branch line, this one to Brantford, was also built south from Harrisburg in 1871, though an independent shortline named the Buffalo, Brantford and Goderich Railway reached Brantford earlier, in the 1850s.[23]: 6 

Invention of the telephone Edit

Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone at his father's homestead, Melville House, now the Bell Homestead National Historic Site. At the time, the homestead was in the County, outside the Brantford city limits.[24][25][26] In a 1906 speech, Bell made the following comment, "the telephone problem was solved, and it was solved at my father's home".[27] As well, two of the first successful voice transmissions of any notable distance were made in early August 1876, between the telegraph office in Brantford, Ontario and Melville House and Between Paris and Brantford.[28][29][30][31]

Canada's first telephone factory, created and operated by James Cowherd, was also located in Brantford from about 1879 until his death in 1881.[32][33] The first telephone business office which opened in 1877, not far from the Bell Homestead, was then located in the County just outside Brantford.[15]

Geography Edit

Communities Edit

 
Brant County Courthouse

In addition to Brantford, population centres in Brant are Paris, St. George and Burford. Smaller communities in the municipality include Bishopsgate, Burtch, Cainsville, Cathcart, East Oakland, Etonia, Fairfield, Falkland, Glen Morris, Gobles, Harley, Harrisburg, Hatchley, Langford, Lockie, Maple Grove, Middleport, Mount Pleasant, Mount Vernon, New Durham, Newport, Northfield, Northfield Centre, Oakland, Onondaga, Osborne Corners, and Scotland.

Climate Edit

Climate data for Middleport (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 15.5
(59.9)
16.0
(60.8)
25.0
(77.0)
31.0
(87.8)
33.0
(91.4)
36.5
(97.7)
38.0
(100.4)
35.0
(95.0)
33.5
(92.3)
27.0
(80.6)
22.0
(71.6)
20.5
(68.9)
38.0
(100.4)
Average high °C (°F) −1.4
(29.5)
0.0
(32.0)
4.6
(40.3)
12.1
(53.8)
19.3
(66.7)
24.7
(76.5)
27.4
(81.3)
25.8
(78.4)
21.3
(70.3)
14.7
(58.5)
7.3
(45.1)
1.7
(35.1)
13.1
(55.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −5.4
(22.3)
−2.5
(27.5)
0.1
(32.2)
6.9
(44.4)
13.4
(56.1)
18.7
(65.7)
21.5
(70.7)
20.1
(68.2)
15.8
(60.4)
9.7
(49.5)
3.5
(38.3)
−1.9
(28.6)
8.2
(46.8)
Average low °C (°F) −9.4
(15.1)
−8.5
(16.7)
−4.4
(24.1)
1.7
(35.1)
7.4
(45.3)
12.7
(54.9)
15.5
(59.9)
14.4
(57.9)
10.2
(50.4)
4.6
(40.3)
−0.4
(31.3)
−5.4
(22.3)
3.2
(37.8)
Record low °C (°F) −31.0
(−23.8)
−31.0
(−23.8)
−23.0
(−9.4)
−15.0
(5.0)
−5.0
(23.0)
2.0
(35.6)
7.0
(44.6)
1.0
(33.8)
−2.0
(28.4)
−7.0
(19.4)
−15.0
(5.0)
−27.5
(−17.5)
−31.0
(−23.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 66.6
(2.62)
55.4
(2.18)
64.0
(2.52)
74.6
(2.94)
76.5
(3.01)
76.9
(3.03)
98.7
(3.89)
75.2
(2.96)
92.3
(3.63)
73.4
(2.89)
84.6
(3.33)
70.8
(2.79)
908.9
(35.78)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 32.3
(1.27)
30.9
(1.22)
47.8
(1.88)
71.7
(2.82)
76.4
(3.01)
76.9
(3.03)
98.7
(3.89)
75.2
(2.96)
92.3
(3.63)
73.2
(2.88)
77.8
(3.06)
49.1
(1.93)
802.3
(31.59)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 34.4
(13.5)
24.4
(9.6)
16.2
(6.4)
2.9
(1.1)
0.1
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.2
(0.1)
6.8
(2.7)
21.7
(8.5)
106.7
(42.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 13.9 10.7 11.5 13.8 12.9 11.0 10.7 11.0 13.1 14.1 14.3 13.8 150.7
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) 5.3 5.1 8.0 13.1 12.9 11.0 10.7 11.0 13.1 14.1 12.8 8.5 125.4
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) 9.3 6.4 4.7 0.89 0.05 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.05 2.0 6.6 29.9
Source: Environment Canada[34]

Demographics Edit

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Brant had a population of 39,474 living in 14,330 of its 14,778 total private dwellings, a change of 10.8% from its 2016 population of 35,640. With a land area of 817.66 km2 (315.70 sq mi), it had a population density of 48.3/km2 (125.0/sq mi) in 2021.[35]

Canada census – County of Brant community profile
202120162011
Population39,474 (+10.8% from 2016)36,707 (3.0% from 2011)35,638 (3.6% from 2006)
Land area817.66 km2 (315.70 sq mi)843.25 km2 (325.58 sq mi)843.29 km2 (325.60 sq mi)
Population density48.3/km2 (125/sq mi)43.5/km2 (113/sq mi)42.3/km2 (110/sq mi)
Median age44 (M: 43.2, F: 44.8)
Private dwellings14,330 (total)  13,687 (total) 
Median household income
References: 2021[36] 2016[37] 2011[38] earlier[39][40]
Panethnic groups in the County of Brant (2001−2021)
Panethnic
group
2021[41] 2016[42] 2011[43] 2006[44] 2001[45]
Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. % Pop. %
European[a] 117,300 82.31% 115,090 87.03% 114,670 85.72% 112,295 91.06% 108,540 92.96%
South Asian 7,065 4.96% 3,310 2.5% 1,735 1.3% 1,785 1.45% 1,345 1.15%
Indigenous 6,840 4.8% 6,910 5.23% 11,625 8.69% 4,305 3.49% 3,300 2.83%
African 4,215 2.96% 2,230 1.69% 1,820 1.36% 1,700 1.38% 1,220 1.04%
Southeast Asian[b] 2,610 1.83% 1,890 1.43% 1,250 0.93% 1,240 1.01% 1,050 0.9%
East Asian[c] 1,215 0.85% 1,245 0.94% 1,175 0.88% 1,040 0.84% 720 0.62%
Latin American 1,105 0.78% 505 0.38% 435 0.33% 390 0.32% 170 0.15%
Middle Eastern[d] 1,030 0.72% 505 0.38% 670 0.5% 270 0.22% 200 0.17%
Other[e] 1,130 0.79% 550 0.42% 395 0.3% 285 0.23% 195 0.17%
Total responses 142,515 98.44% 132,245 98.1% 133,780 98.34% 123,315 98.57% 116,755 98.54%
Total population 144,771 100% 134,808 100% 136,035 100% 125,099 100% 118,485 100%
Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses

Government Edit

The County of Brant is divided into five wards, each with two elected Councillors. David Bailey was elected as the Mayor in 2018. Previously, Ronald Eddy had held the position of Mayor from 1999 - 2018.[46] The County is a single-tier municipality and provide the following services: roads, water, wastewater, garbage, recycling, facilities, parks, trails, planning, building, economic development, tourism, bylaw enforcement, library, fire and paramedic services but contracts with the Ontario Provincial Police to provide police services, overseen by the Police Services Board. (Ambulance services are provided in conjunction with the City of Brantford.) The customer service offices are located in Burford, Paris, Oakland, Onondaga and St. George Ontario.[47][48]

Local organizations Edit

Local organizations include the Kinsmen Club of Brantford is an all Canadian non-profit service organization that promotes service, fellowship, positive values, and national pride. They put on the Brantford Kinsmen Annual Car Show & Swap Meet in Paris Ontario in September and the Brantford Kinsmen Annual Ribfest in Brantford, Ontario to help raise funds for local charities. And Sustainable Brant dedicated to saving the disappearing farmland.

The County of Brant Public Library is the public library serving the communities in the county of Brant, Ontario, Canada. It has 5 branches located in Paris, Burford, Scotland, St. George, and Glen Morris, Ontario. The system's main branch, in Paris, Ontario, was originally a Carnegie Library, having received an endowment from Carnegie in 1902. The County of Brant Public Library maintains a Digital Historical Collection pertaining to Brant history at http://images.ourontario.ca/brant

The Women Teachers of Ontario, Brant Branch: https://rwto.org/branch/brant/

Album of honour Edit

 
War Monument in Brantford, Ontario

The Album of Honour for Brant County is a book compiled in 1946 by the Kinsmen Club of Brantford to commemorate those of Brantford, the County of Brant and the peoples of the Six Nations who served Canada during the Second World War.[49] The book lists the names of the Brant County men and women who served in World War II. There are more than 3,500 photographs. In addition, local companies provided the names of employees who served in this war. The book is kept on the Digital Archives Page at the Brantford Public Library.[50]

See also Edit

Notes Edit

  1. ^ Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.
  2. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.
  3. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.
  4. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.
  5. ^ Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, n.i.e." and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.

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For the provincial electoral district known as Brant County see Brant provincial electoral district The County of Brant 2021 population 39 474 is a single tier municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario Although it retains the word county in its name the municipality is a single tier municipal government and has no upper tier The County of Brant has service offices in Burford Paris Oakland Onondaga and St George The largest population centre 2021 population 14 956 is Paris BrantCity single tier County of BrantParis OntarioMotto Simply GrandCoordinates 43 07 N 80 22 W 43 117 N 80 367 W 43 117 80 367CountryCanadaProvinceOntarioSettled1793Formed1851 county Formed1999 single tier city SeatBurfordGovernment Governing bodyBrant County Council MayorDavid Bailey MPLarry Brock Conservative MPPWill Bouma Progressive Conservative Area 1 Land817 66 km2 315 70 sq mi Population 2021 1 Total39 474 Density48 3 km2 125 sq mi Time zoneUTC 5 EST Summer DST UTC 4 EDT Postal CodeN0E N3LArea code s 519 226 and 548Websitewww brant caThe County of Brant is a predominantly rural municipality in Southern Ontario The County is bordered by the township of North Dumfries in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo the City of Hamilton Haldimand County Norfolk County and the townships of Blandford Blenheim and Norwich in Oxford County The County abuts the provincially mandated Greenbelt Although the city of Brantford is surrounded by the County it is a fully independent city with its own municipal government 2 3 4 The Brant census division which includes Brantford and the Six Nations and New Credit reserves along with the County of Brant had a population of 144 771 in the 2021 census The County is named after Joseph Brant and was established in 1851 Brantford separated from the County when it incorporated as a city in 1877 5 Part of the County is situated on the Haldimand Tract 6 7 traditional territory of the Neutral Mississauga and Haudenosaunee peoples 8 9 10 Contents 1 History 1 1 Early history 1 2 Railway development 1 3 Invention of the telephone 2 Geography 2 1 Communities 2 2 Climate 3 Demographics 4 Government 5 Local organizations 6 Album of honour 7 See also 8 Notes 9 References 10 External linksHistory EditThe area had previously been part of Wentworth and Oxford County Brant County was formed in 1851 and originally consisted of 11 Brantford Township Brantford Paris Mount Pleasant Cainsville Area 71 122 acres 287 82 km2 First settlement made before 1810 The township was organized in 1840 Burford Township Burford Scotland Area 71 122 acres 287 82 km2 First of the midland townships to have settlers Surveyed in 1793 four families settled on the land before 1800 Oakland Township Scotland Oakland Area 10 676 acres 43 20 km2 Originally called the Townsend Gore then the Burford Gore but organized a separate municipality in 1850 Onondaga Township Onondaga Middleport Area 20 613 acres 83 42 km2 First settled in 1838 within Oxford County The formal surrender of the township by the Indians did not take place until 1839 South Dumfries Township Paris St George Glen Morris Area 46 265 acres 187 23 km2 Tuscarora Township Six Nations Indian Reserve New Credit Indian Reserve created in 1784 On January 1 1999 the Town of Paris and the townships of Brantford Burford Oakland Onondaga and South Dumfries amalgamated to form a new city with the official legal name of County of Brant 12 Early history Edit Erected by the provincial and federal governments historic plaques and monuments in Brant County indicate a long and varied history which include many aspects related to the First Nations The Mohawk Chief Joseph Brant Thayendanega and the Mohawk people of New York state served with the British during the American Revolution In 1784 the Crown granted Joseph Brant and his followers a land treaty along the Grand River to replace what they had lost in New York State at the Sandusky Council after the Revolution Much of this grant was later rescinded 13 As chief of the united tribes Brant led his people including Brant s African slaves captured during the revolution 14 to Upper Canada a group of 400 settled in 1788 on the Grand River at Mohawk Village which later became Brantford 15 Nearly a century later 1886 the Joseph Brant Memorial would be erected in Burlington Ontario in honour of Brant and the Six Nations Confederacy 16 The Mohawk Chapel built by the British Crown in 1785 for the Mohawk and Iroquois people Six Nations of the Grand River was dedicated in 1788 as a reminder of the original agreements made with the British during the American Revolution 15 In 1904 the chapel received Royal status by King Edward VII in memory of the longstanding alliance Her Majesty s Royal Chapel of the Mohawks is an important reminder of the original agreements made with Queen Anne in 1710 It is still in use today as one of two royal Chapels in Canada and the oldest Protestant Church in the province Joseph Brant and his son John Brant are buried here 17 Significant to the County gypsum was discovered in 1793 on the east bank of the Grand River in what became Paris during a survey for the British Home Department By late 1794 a road had been built from what is now Dundas Ontario to Paris called The Governor s Road now Dundas St in Paris Records from 1846 indicate that the settlement now Paris in a hilly area called Oak Plains was divided into the upper town and the lower town In addition to successful farmers in the area the community of 1000 people Americans Scottish English and Irish was thriving Manufacturing had already begun with industries powered by the river A great deal of plaster was being exported and there were three mills a tannery a woolen factory a foundry and numerous tradesmen Five churches had been built the post office was receiving mail three times a week 18 The village was incorporated in 1850 with Hiram Boss Capron as the first Reeve It was incorporated as a town in 1856 with H Finlayson as the first mayor 15 Abraham Dayton from Connecticut arrived in 1793 and was granted the entire township of Burford additional settlers began arriving in 1797 The 1814 Battle of Malcolm s Mills during the War of 1812 took place at what is now Oakland when American forces attacked the local regiments Neither this battle nor the 1837 Duncombe s Uprising by militant Patriots at the settlement of Scotland were successful 15 Chief John Brant Mohawk leader Ahyonwaeghs who had lived at Mohawk Village was one of the sons of Joseph Brant 19 He fought with the British during the War of 1812 and later worked to improve the welfare of the First Nations He was involved in building schools and was the improving the welfare of his people Brant initiated the opening of schools and from 1828 served as the first native Superintendent of the Six Nations 15 Chief Brant was elected to Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada for Haldimand in 1830 and was the first aboriginal Canadian in Parliament 20 Records from 1846 indicate that the settlement of Scotland in Burford Township had a population of about 150 At that time there were two stores two taverns one tannery one saddler one chair maker one cabinet maker one blacksmith There was also a carding machine and fulling mill near the village Nearby Oakland had about 160 inhabitants its post office was receiving mail daily Oakland had a grist and a saw mill a carding machine and fulling mill one store two taverns one hatter one wagon maker one blacksmith one tailor one shoemaker 21 Much of the County s early population began arriving in the 1820s as the Hamilton and London Road was improved and settlement increased after 1848 when navigation to Brantford was opened and again in 1854 with the arrival of the railway to Brantford The stone and brick Brant County Courthouse was built on land purchased from the Six Nations in 1852 The structure housed court rooms county offices a law library and a gaol During additions in the 1880s the Greek Revival style with Doric columns was retained 15 Chiefswood now a Six Nations museum in Oshweken and one of the National Historic Sites of Canada was built in about 1856 by Mohawk Chief George Henry Martin Johnson Onwanonsyshon His daughter the Mohawk poet E Pauline Johnson Tekahionwake gained great acclaim across Canada Her work increased awareness of the history and cultural diversity of the First Nations In 1886 the Joseph Brant Memorial was constructed in honour of Brant and the Six Nations Confederacy 15 22 Railway development Edit Brant County saw relatively early railway development in Ontario s history as it lay nearby and between major mid 19th century centres such as Toronto and London Plans for railway development were underway in the 1830s as part of the proposed London and Gore Railroad between London and Hamilton with a branch line planned to extend northward to Galt 23 4 After significant delays the London and Gore eventually appeared in the form of the Great Western Railway whose mainline opened between Hamilton and London in 1853 23 4 Work had begun on the branch line to Galt in 1852 and it was completed in 1854 23 5 The branch line as built connected to the roughly east west mainline at a junction in Brant County located at a key point aligned between four major manufacturing and administrative centres in the area Brantford Galt Hamilton and London 23 3 Originally known simply as Fairchild Creek Station the railway town which grew up around the junction was eventually named Harrisburg after the then president of the Great Western Railway Robert W Harris 23 5 This early construction date has led to some Ontario rail history writers such as Joachim Brouwer and Ron Brown to argue that Harrisburg was the first railway junction in Canada and that the branch line to Galt was the first branch line in Canadian railway history 23 5 A second branch line this one to Brantford was also built south from Harrisburg in 1871 though an independent shortline named the Buffalo Brantford and Goderich Railway reached Brantford earlier in the 1850s 23 6 Invention of the telephone Edit Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone at his father s homestead Melville House now the Bell Homestead National Historic Site At the time the homestead was in the County outside the Brantford city limits 24 25 26 In a 1906 speech Bell made the following comment the telephone problem was solved and it was solved at my father s home 27 As well two of the first successful voice transmissions of any notable distance were made in early August 1876 between the telegraph office in Brantford Ontario and Melville House and Between Paris and Brantford 28 29 30 31 Canada s first telephone factory created and operated by James Cowherd was also located in Brantford from about 1879 until his death in 1881 32 33 The first telephone business office which opened in 1877 not far from the Bell Homestead was then located in the County just outside Brantford 15 Geography EditCommunities Edit nbsp Brant County CourthouseIn addition to Brantford population centres in Brant are Paris St George and Burford Smaller communities in the municipality include Bishopsgate Burtch Cainsville Cathcart East Oakland Etonia Fairfield Falkland Glen Morris Gobles Harley Harrisburg Hatchley Langford Lockie Maple Grove Middleport Mount Pleasant Mount Vernon New Durham Newport Northfield Northfield Centre Oakland Onondaga Osborne Corners and Scotland Climate Edit Climate data for Middleport 1981 2010 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 15 5 59 9 16 0 60 8 25 0 77 0 31 0 87 8 33 0 91 4 36 5 97 7 38 0 100 4 35 0 95 0 33 5 92 3 27 0 80 6 22 0 71 6 20 5 68 9 38 0 100 4 Average high C F 1 4 29 5 0 0 32 0 4 6 40 3 12 1 53 8 19 3 66 7 24 7 76 5 27 4 81 3 25 8 78 4 21 3 70 3 14 7 58 5 7 3 45 1 1 7 35 1 13 1 55 6 Daily mean C F 5 4 22 3 2 5 27 5 0 1 32 2 6 9 44 4 13 4 56 1 18 7 65 7 21 5 70 7 20 1 68 2 15 8 60 4 9 7 49 5 3 5 38 3 1 9 28 6 8 2 46 8 Average low C F 9 4 15 1 8 5 16 7 4 4 24 1 1 7 35 1 7 4 45 3 12 7 54 9 15 5 59 9 14 4 57 9 10 2 50 4 4 6 40 3 0 4 31 3 5 4 22 3 3 2 37 8 Record low C F 31 0 23 8 31 0 23 8 23 0 9 4 15 0 5 0 5 0 23 0 2 0 35 6 7 0 44 6 1 0 33 8 2 0 28 4 7 0 19 4 15 0 5 0 27 5 17 5 31 0 23 8 Average precipitation mm inches 66 6 2 62 55 4 2 18 64 0 2 52 74 6 2 94 76 5 3 01 76 9 3 03 98 7 3 89 75 2 2 96 92 3 3 63 73 4 2 89 84 6 3 33 70 8 2 79 908 9 35 78 Average rainfall mm inches 32 3 1 27 30 9 1 22 47 8 1 88 71 7 2 82 76 4 3 01 76 9 3 03 98 7 3 89 75 2 2 96 92 3 3 63 73 2 2 88 77 8 3 06 49 1 1 93 802 3 31 59 Average snowfall cm inches 34 4 13 5 24 4 9 6 16 2 6 4 2 9 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 6 8 2 7 21 7 8 5 106 7 42 0 Average precipitation days 0 2 mm 13 9 10 7 11 5 13 8 12 9 11 0 10 7 11 0 13 1 14 1 14 3 13 8 150 7Average rainy days 0 2 mm 5 3 5 1 8 0 13 1 12 9 11 0 10 7 11 0 13 1 14 1 12 8 8 5 125 4Average snowy days 0 2 cm 9 3 6 4 4 7 0 89 0 05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05 2 0 6 6 29 9Source Environment Canada 34 Demographics EditIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Brant had a population of 39 474 living in 14 330 of its 14 778 total private dwellings a change of 10 8 from its 2016 population of 35 640 With a land area of 817 66 km2 315 70 sq mi it had a population density of 48 3 km2 125 0 sq mi in 2021 35 Canada census County of Brant community profile 202120162011Population39 474 10 8 from 2016 36 707 3 0 from 2011 35 638 3 6 from 2006 Land area817 66 km2 315 70 sq mi 843 25 km2 325 58 sq mi 843 29 km2 325 60 sq mi Population density48 3 km2 125 sq mi 43 5 km2 113 sq mi 42 3 km2 110 sq mi Median age44 M 43 2 F 44 8 Private dwellings14 330 total 13 687 total Median household incomeReferences 2021 36 2016 37 2011 38 earlier 39 40 Panethnic groups in the County of Brant 2001 2021 Panethnicgroup 2021 41 2016 42 2011 43 2006 44 2001 45 Pop Pop Pop Pop Pop European a 117 300 82 31 115 090 87 03 114 670 85 72 112 295 91 06 108 540 92 96 South Asian 7 065 4 96 3 310 2 5 1 735 1 3 1 785 1 45 1 345 1 15 Indigenous 6 840 4 8 6 910 5 23 11 625 8 69 4 305 3 49 3 300 2 83 African 4 215 2 96 2 230 1 69 1 820 1 36 1 700 1 38 1 220 1 04 Southeast Asian b 2 610 1 83 1 890 1 43 1 250 0 93 1 240 1 01 1 050 0 9 East Asian c 1 215 0 85 1 245 0 94 1 175 0 88 1 040 0 84 720 0 62 Latin American 1 105 0 78 505 0 38 435 0 33 390 0 32 170 0 15 Middle Eastern d 1 030 0 72 505 0 38 670 0 5 270 0 22 200 0 17 Other e 1 130 0 79 550 0 42 395 0 3 285 0 23 195 0 17 Total responses 142 515 98 44 132 245 98 1 133 780 98 34 123 315 98 57 116 755 98 54 Total population 144 771 100 134 808 100 136 035 100 125 099 100 118 485 100 Note Totals greater than 100 due to multiple origin responsesGovernment EditThe County of Brant is divided into five wards each with two elected Councillors David Bailey was elected as the Mayor in 2018 Previously Ronald Eddy had held the position of Mayor from 1999 2018 46 The County is a single tier municipality and provide the following services roads water wastewater garbage recycling facilities parks trails planning building economic development tourism bylaw enforcement library fire and paramedic services but contracts with the Ontario Provincial Police to provide police services overseen by the Police Services Board Ambulance services are provided in conjunction with the City of Brantford The customer service offices are located in Burford Paris Oakland Onondaga and St George Ontario 47 48 Local organizations EditLocal organizations include the Kinsmen Club of Brantford is an all Canadian non profit service organization that promotes service fellowship positive values and national pride They put on the Brantford Kinsmen Annual Car Show amp Swap Meet in Paris Ontario in September and the Brantford Kinsmen Annual Ribfest in Brantford Ontario to help raise funds for local charities And Sustainable Brant dedicated to saving the disappearing farmland The County of Brant Public Library is the public library serving the communities in the county of Brant Ontario Canada It has 5 branches located in Paris Burford Scotland St George and Glen Morris Ontario The system s main branch in Paris Ontario was originally a Carnegie Library having received an endowment from Carnegie in 1902 The County of Brant Public Library maintains a Digital Historical Collection pertaining to Brant history at http images ourontario ca brantThe Women Teachers of Ontario Brant Branch https rwto org branch brant Album of honour Edit nbsp War Monument in Brantford OntarioThe Album of Honour for Brant County is a book compiled in 1946 by the Kinsmen Club of Brantford to commemorate those of Brantford the County of Brant and the peoples of the Six Nations who served Canada during the Second World War 49 The book lists the names of the Brant County men and women who served in World War II There are more than 3 500 photographs In addition local companies provided the names of employees who served in this war The book is kept on the Digital Archives Page at the Brantford Public Library 50 See also EditList of townships in Ontario List of secondary schools in Ontario Brant CountyNotes Edit Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity Statistic includes total responses of Filipino and Southeast Asian under visible minority section on census Statistic includes total responses of Chinese Korean and Japanese under visible minority section on census Statistic includes total responses of West Asian and Arab under visible minority section on census Statistic includes total responses of Visible minority n i e and Multiple visible minorities under visible minority section on census References Edit a b Brant Census Profile Statistics Canada 9 February 2022 Retrieved 13 September 2022 Proposed Boundary Adjustment Brant ca Archived from the original on 2017 04 07 Retrieved 2017 04 06 Members of Council Brantford ca 21 March 2019 Councillors and Wards County of Brant Brant ca Archived from the original on 2018 04 02 Retrieved 2017 04 06 The History of the County of Brant Ontario Toronto Warner Beers amp Co 1883 pp 85 152 153 262 263 Retrieved June 10 2021 Haldimand Tract Grand River Country Archived from the original on 2019 07 09 Retrieved 2021 06 03 Filice Michelle November 10 2020 Haldimand Proclamation The Canadian Encyclopedia Historica Canada Retrieved June 5 2021 Francis Daniel May 28 2019 Brantford The Canadian Encyclopedia Historica Canada Retrieved June 5 2021 Shanahan David December 7 2019 Between the Lakes Treaty Anishinabek News Retrieved June 5 2021 Groat Cody February 18 2020 Six Nations of the Grand River The Canadian Encyclopedia Historica Canada Retrieved June 5 2021 Province of Ontario A History 1615 to 1927 by Jesse Edgar Middletown amp Fred Landon 1927 Dominion Publishing Company Toronto Interim List of Changes to Municipal Boundaries Status and Name From January 2 1996 to January 1 2001 Statistics Canada January 2002 p 154 of 419 Early Canada 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308 322 PDF Alexander Graham Bell amp Brantford Brantford ca Archived from the original on 2017 04 07 Retrieved 2017 04 06 MacLeod Elizabeth 1999 Alexander Graham Bell An Inventive Life Toronto Ontario Kids Can Press p 14 to 19 ISBN 1 55074 456 9 Evolution of Telecommunications Virtualmuseum ca Retrieved 21 October 2017 Murray Robert P 21 October 2017 The Early Development of Radio in Canada 1901 1930 An Illustrated History of Canada s Radio Pioneers Broadcast Receiver Manufacturers and Their Products Sonoran Publishing ISBN 9781886606203 Retrieved 21 October 2017 via Google Books Middleport TS Ontario Canadian Climate Normals 1981 2010 Environment Canada 25 September 2013 Archived from the original on July 25 2019 Retrieved July 25 2019 Population and dwelling counts Canada provinces and territories census divisions and census subdivisions municipalities Ontario Statistics Canada February 9 2022 Retrieved March 27 2022 2021 Community Profiles 2021 Canadian Census Statistics Canada 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original on 2017 04 03 Retrieved 2017 04 07 Emergency Services Brant ca Archived from the original on 2017 05 04 Retrieved 2017 04 07 County Government Brant ca Album of Honor for Brant County PDF The Brantford Kinsmen Club 1946 Andrew MacLeod Virtual War Memorial Search for Brantford and the County of Brant Brantford library on ca Archived from the original on 2007 07 02 Retrieved 2007 06 30 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brant County Ontario Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title County of Brant amp oldid 1175536853, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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