Bracebridge, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)
Bracebridge, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,419. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.041°N, 79.307°W.
Population
In 1891, Bracebridge, T-V had a population of 1,419: 711 male and 708 female residents. Population density was 1027.9 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 Macauly, Bracebridge, Village, 1881 (2.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Bracebridge, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 303 |
| Number of families | 303 |
| Number of females | 708 |
| Number of males | 711 |
| Number of married females | 271 |
| Number of married males | 269 |
| Number of married persons | 540 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| POP F | 708 |
| POP M | 711 |
| POP TOT | 1,419 |
| Total population | 1,419 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 419 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 432 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 851 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 32 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,387 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 298 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 16 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 280 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 260 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 37 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 119 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 298 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 78 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,317 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,106 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,254 |
| Acres of hay crops | 160 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,649 |
| Acres of land in farms | 9,755 |
| Acres of oats | 67 |
| Acres of potatoes | 36 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 7 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,587 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 190 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,085 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 103 |
| HAY AC | 160 |
| HAY TONS | 152 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,132 |
| Number of chickens | 1,073 |
| Number of ducks | 11 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 126 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 65 |
| Number of geese | 25 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 17 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 109 |
| Number of milk cows | 109 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 192 |
| Number of other cattle | 46 |
| Number of other fowl | 12 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 148 |
| Number of sheep | 10 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,254 |
| Number of swine | 80 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 515 |
| Number of turkeys | 17 |
| OAT AC | 67 |
| OAT BU | 1,587 |
| PEA BU | 190 |
| POT AC | 36 |
| POT BU | 4,085 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 595 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 40 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 3,363 |
| RYE BU | 6 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 152 |
| WHT AC | 7 |
| WHT SP BU | 120 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 22 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 8 |
| BEN BU | 11 |
| BUTTER LB | 3,363 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,132 |
| CHEESE LB | 595 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 419 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 432 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 851 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 40 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 17 |
| DUCKS | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 303 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FRN CA | 32 |
| GEESE | 25 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,073 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 109 |
| HOUSES | 298 |
| HOUSES B | 16 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 59 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 45 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 260 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 119 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 37 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 280 |
| INF 11 A | 148 |
| MD FEM | 271 |
| MD MALE | 269 |
| MD TOT | 540 |
| MILK COWS | 109 |
| NAME CD | Ontario, North-Nord |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 65 |
| OC P | 126 |
| OC TOT | 192 |
| OTHER FOWL | 12 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 46 |
| OTHERS | 1,387 |
| SHEEP | 10 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,254 |
| SUP AM | 2,649 |
| SUP FOR | 7,106 |
| SUP JV | 78 |
| SUP PAT | 1,317 |
| SUP SC | 1,254 |
| SUP TOT | 9,755 |
| SWINE | 80 |
| SWINE KS | 515 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 298 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 103 |
| TURKEY | 17 |
| WID FEM | 18 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 28 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON101002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129024— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bracebridge-t-v-on101002-1891/.