Brantford

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Brantford

Total population

97,496

Coordinates43.14°, -80.26°

Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Brantford is a city in Ontario, Canada, founded on the Grand River in Southwestern Ontario. It is surrounded by Brant County but is politically separate with a municipal government of its own that is fully independent of the county's municipal government.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Keith Jones

ice hockey player

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Kyle Hunter

Canadian badminton player

Wayne Gretzky

Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1961)

Adam Henrique

Canadian ice hockey player

Phil Hartman

Canadian-American actor, comedian, screenwriter (1948-1998)

Josh Gratton

Canadian ice hockey player

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Shawn Antoski

Canadian ice hockey player

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Michelle Nolden

Canadian actress

Bill Cook

Canadian ice hockey player and coach (1896-1986)

Doug Jarvis

Canadian ice hockey player

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Alexander Conti

Canadian actor

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Kevin Sullivan

Canadian athletics competitor (born 1974)

Paul Szczechura

Canadian ice hockey player

James Hillier

Canadian American scientist (1915-2007)

Jay Silverheels

Canadian film actor (1912-1980)

Chris Gratton

Canadian ice hockey player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Ontario

• St. George
  7.2 mi away · pop. 1,579
• Burford
  8.8 mi away
• Scotland
  9.8 mi away
• Glen Morris
  10 mi away
• Villa Nova
  14.3 mi away
• Drumbo
  16 mi away
• Hagersville
  16.3 mi away
• Caledonia
  16.4 mi away
• Jarvis
  19.2 mi away
• Simcoe
  21.1 mi away · pop. 14,777
• Morriston
  22.5 mi away
• Mannheim
  22.8 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Brantford

Industrial survey of Brantford, Ontario, Canada

Brantford, Ont., Canada. Industrial Commission · 1946

Grace Anglican Church, Brantford, Ontario, Canada

John M. Merriman · 1980

Silver jubilee, Marlboro United Church, Brantford, Ontario

1938

Centennial anniversary

1945

City of Brantford, Ontario

Dunington-Grubb & Stensson Landscape Architects, Toronto · 1914

The Brantford pottery, 1849-1907

Donald Blake Webster · 1968

Brantford Ontario and Area in Photos

Mrs Barbara Raue · 2013

An Assessment report for St. Patrick's School, Brantford, Ontario

1973

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

giant puffball

Calvatia gigantea

Seen 2026-09-24

Gray Treefrog

Dryophytes versicolor

Seen 2026-09-24

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Seen 2026-09-24

Midland Painted Turtle

Chrysemys picta marginata

Seen 2026-09-24

Common Green Darner

Anax junius

Seen 2026-09-23

Viceroy

Limenitis archippus

Seen 2026-09-23

Common Checkered-Skipper

Burnsius communis

Seen 2026-09-23

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

Seen 2026-09-23

Hickory Tussock Moth

Lophocampa caryae

Seen 2026-09-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers