Bracebridge, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)
Bracebridge, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,776. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q896553. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.430°N, 79.065°W.
Population
In 1911, Bracebridge, T-V had a population of 2,776: 111 male and 66 female residents. Population density was 2.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,419 |
| 1901 | 2,479 |
| 1911 | 2,776 |
| 1921 | 2,451 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Bracebridge, T-V, 1901 (72.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Bracebridge, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 45,006 area in acres, 2,776 total population, 111 males in the population, 72 single (never-married) males, 70.32 area in square miles, 66 females in the population, 37 families, 33 single (never-married) females, 32 married males, 30 married females, 7 widowed males, 3 widowed females, 2.52 population per square mile. 271 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,075 persons of British origin (English), 792 persons of British origin (Irish), 460 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 133 persons of French origin, 90 persons of Italian origin, 89 persons of German origin, 19 persons of British origin (other), 18 persons of Dutch origin, 15 persons of Scandinavian origin, 14 persons of Swiss origin, 5 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 2 persons of Polish origin, 2 persons of Russian origin, 1 persons of Chinese origin. 24 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 9 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 738 Methodists, 633 Anglicans (Church of England), 544 Presbyterians, 438 Roman Catholics, 204 Baptists, 78 Salvation Army adherents, 51 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 28 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 24 Jews, 18 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 16 Lutherans, 11 Brethren, 10 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 9 Disciples of Christ, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 36 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Samuel Benfield Steele | 1848–1919 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON098018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129024— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q896553
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 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). "Bracebridge, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bracebridge-t-v-on098018-1911/.