Brooke, Ontario (1871 census)
Brooke was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,538. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260945. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.849°N, 81.905°W.
Population
In 1871, Brooke had a population of 2,538: 1,306 male and 1,232 female residents. Population density was 19.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 511 |
| 1861 | 1,600 |
| 1871 | 2,538 |
| 1881 | 3,492 |
| 1891 | 3,874 |
| 1901 | 3,678 |
| 1911 | 2,992 |
| 1921 | 2,703 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Alvinston, Village, 1881 (0.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Brooke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 436 |
| Number of females | 1,232 |
| Number of males | 1,306 |
| Number of married females | 373 |
| Number of married males | 377 |
| Number of married persons | 750 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| Total population | 2,538 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 826 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 914 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,740 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 436 |
| Number of occupied houses | 436 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 10,027 |
| BWT BU | 115 |
| CRN BU | 2,990 |
| HAY AC | 3,427 |
| HAY TONS | 3,691 |
| OAT BU | 53,539 |
| PEA BU | 9,516 |
| POT AC | 285 |
| POT BU | 24,545 |
| Total area (acres) | 77,382 |
| WHT SP BU | 16,359 |
| WHT WTR BU | 12,500 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,841 |
| AREA | 77,382 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 82 |
| CD | 4 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 436 |
| FEMALE | 1,232 |
| GRA BU | 107 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 436 |
| INHABITED | 436 |
| MALE | 1,306 |
| MARRIED F | 373 |
| MARRIED M | 377 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 750 |
| POPULATION | 2,538 |
| ROOT BU | 435 |
| SINGLE F | 826 |
| SINGLE M | 914 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,740 |
| TUR BU | 2,015 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 33 |
| WIDOWED M | 15 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 48 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON004005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260945
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "Brooke, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brooke-on004005-1871/.