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 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, VL, 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 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,538 total population, 1,306 males, 1,232 females, 750 married persons, 436 families, 377 married males, 373 married females, 48 widowed persons, 33 widowed females, 15 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,740 single persons under 18, 914 single males under 18, 826 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 436 inhabited houses, 436 occupied houses, 14 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 77,382 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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/.