Brooke, Ontario (1901 census)
Brooke was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,678. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260945. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.849°N, 81.905°W.
Population
In 1901, Brooke had a population of 3,678: 1,906 male and 1,772 female residents. Population density was 29.1 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Brooke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced males | 1 |
| Number of families | 745 |
| Number of females | 1,772 |
| Number of males | 1,906 |
| Number of married females | 598 |
| Number of married males | 598 |
| Number of single females | 1,087 |
| Number of single males | 1,242 |
| Number of widowed females | 87 |
| Number of widowed males | 65 |
| POP F | 1,772 |
| POP M | 1,906 |
| POP TOT | 3,678 |
| Total population | 3,678 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 740 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 75,905 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 75,905 |
| DIVORCED M | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 745 |
| HOUSES | 740 |
| MARRIED F | 598 |
| MARRIED M | 598 |
| SINGLE F | 1,087 |
| SINGLE M | 1,242 |
| WIDOWED F | 87 |
| WIDOWED M | 65 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON078004— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brooke-on078004-1901/.