Year: 1861 | Province: Ontario | County: Lambton | Wikidata: Q115260945

Brooke, Ontario (1861 census)

Name: Brooke (1861)
Address: Ontario, CA

Brooke was a census subdivision in Lambton County, Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,600. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260945. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.849°N, 81.905°W.

Population

In 1861, Brooke had a population of 1,600: 846 male and 754 female residents. Population density was 12.6 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 1861

In the 1861 census, Brooke shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 320 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (25 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	738
Females present who are not members of the family	16
Male members of the family who are present	789
Males present who are not members of the family	57
Number of adult females unable to read or write	5
Number of adult males unable to read or write	16
Number of blind males	2
Number of female births in the past year	32
Number of females	754
Number of females attending school	163
Number of lunatic males	3
Number of male births in the past year	33
Number of males	846
Number of males attending school	186
Number of married females	246
Number of married males	246
Number of single females	486
Number of single males	591
Number of widowed females	22
Number of widowed males	9
POP FX N.1	754
POP MX N.1	846
POP TOT	1,600
POP XX N.1	1,600
Total population	1,600

Age structure (49 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	32
Number of females aged 1 to 2	22
Number of females aged 2 to 3	29
Number of females aged 4 to 5	39
Number of females aged 5 to 10	107
Number of males aged 1 to 2	35
Number of males aged 2 to 3	37
Number of males aged 3 to 4	26
Number of males aged 4 to 5	27
Number of males aged 5 to 10	102
Number of married females aged 15 to 20	4
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	85
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	66
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	49
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	26
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	13
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	3
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	40
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	80
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	59
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	38
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	21
Number of married males aged 70 to 80	8
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	104
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	76
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	31
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	7
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	3
Number of single females aged 60 to 70	1
Number of single females aged 70 to 80	3
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	116
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	84
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	87
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	28
Number of single males aged 40 to 50	4
Number of single males aged 50 to 60	6
Number of single males aged 60 to 70	4
Number of single males aged 70 to 80	1
Number of single males aged 80 to 90	1
Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40	5
Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50	2
Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60	2
Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70	10
Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80	3
Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30	1
Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50	1
Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60	2
Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70	5
Number of widowed males aged 90 to 100	1

Ethnic origin (11 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of male negroes or coloured persons	2
Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin	990
Number of persons originating in all other places	1
Number of persons originating in England or Wales	91
Number of persons originating in France	1
Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland	2
Number of persons originating in Ireland	219
Number of persons originating in New Brunswick	12
Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island	2
Number of persons originating in Scotland	258
Number of persons originating in the United States	24

Agriculture (72 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	56
Acres of buckwheat	35
Acres of corn	71
Acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers	33
Acres of farmland in gardens	50
Acres of farmland in pasture	2,227
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	17,742
Acres of farmland under crops	5,356
Acres of farmland under cultivation	7,633
Acres of land in farms	25,375
Acres of oats	749
Acres of peas	705
Acres of potatoes	217
Acres of spring wheat	1,830
Acres of turnips	95
Acres of winter wheat	43
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	76
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	603
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	996
Bushels of beans produced in the past year	39
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	645
Bushels of carrots produced in the past year	16
Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year	14
Bushels of corn produced in the past year	1,857
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	22,597
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	14,675
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	27,318
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	30,771
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year	21,630
Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year	702
C18 WHT FALL AC	43
C19 WHT FALL BU	702
C20 WHT SP AC	1,830
C21 WHT SP BU	30,771
C22 BAR AC	56
C23 BAR BU	996
C26 PEA AC	705
C27 PEA BU	14,675
C28 OAT AC	749
C29 OAT BU	22,597
C30 BWT AC	35
C31 BWT BU	645
C34 POT AC	217
C35 POT BU	27,318
C43 HAY TONS	1,387
C47 WOOL LBS	5,002
C63 BEEF BAR	76
C64 PORK BAR	603
HRS ov03 V	1,500
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	195
Number of calves and heifers	915
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	118
Number of horses aged over 3 years	255
Number of milk cows	550
Number of occupants of farms	251
Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres	3
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	40
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	34
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	159
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	4
Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres	11
Number of sheep	1,547
Number of swine	1,966
Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year	788
Pounds of homemade butter	37,205
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	18,436
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	5,002
Tons of hay produced in the past year	1,387
Value of all livestock	49,154
Value of farm implements in dollars	7,856
Value of farms (dollars)	318,440
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	995

Manufacturing & industry (4 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for pleasure	2
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	170
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	3,537
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	905

Deaths & mortality (17 variables)

Variable	Value
Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2	2
Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3	3
Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4	2
Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60	1
Deaths in the past year among females of all ages	13
Deaths in the past year among females under age 1	2
Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2	2
Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3	2
Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80	1
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	9
Deaths in the past year among males under age 1	1
Total number of deaths in the past year	22

Other recorded variables (142 variables)

Variable	Value
All other Places	1
C01 TOTAL	251
C02 OCC UNDR 10	11
C03 OCC 10 TO 20	3
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	34
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	159
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	40
C07 OCC OVR 200	4
C08 HELD	25,375
C09 UNDR CULT	7,633
C1 Males	846
C10 Deaths under 1 year M	1
C10 UNDR CROP	5,356
C102 Between 90 and 100 years Widowers M	1
C11 Deaths under 1 year F	2
C11 UNDR PAST	2,227
C12 GARDENS	50
C12 Under 2 Years M	35
C120 Married M	246
C121 Single M	591
C122 Widowed M	9
C123 Total M	846
C124 Married F	246
C125 Single F	486
C126 Widows F	22
C127 Total F	754
C128 Grand Total	1,600
C129 Deaths M	9
C13 Under 2 Years F	22
C13 WOOD WILD	17,742
C130 Deaths F	13
C131 Deaths Total	22
C134 Negroes M	2
C136 Attending School M	186
C137 Attending School F	163
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	16
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	5
C14 CASH FARM	318,440
C14 Deaths under 2 years M	2
C142 Blind M	2
C144 Lunatics M	3
C15 CASH IMP	7,856
C15 Deaths under 2 years F	2
C16 GARDN VALUE	995
C16 Under 3 years M	37
C17 LAND HELD	33
C17 Under 3 years F	29
C18 Deaths under 3 years M	2
C19 Deaths under 3 years F	3
C2 Females	754
C20 Under 4 years M	26
C21 Under 4 years F	32
C23 Deaths under 4 years F	2
C24 Under 5 years M	27
C25 Under 5 years F	39
C26 Deaths under 5 years M	1
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	102
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	107
C3 Total	1,600
C32 INDN CRN AC	71
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	116
C33 INDN CRN BU	1,857
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	104
C36 TUR AC	95
C37 Between 10 and 15 years Deaths F	1
C37 TUR BU	21,630
C38 CAR BU	16
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	84
C4 Members of Family M	789
C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F	4
C41 BEN BU	39
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	76
C42 Between 15 and 20 years Deaths M	1
C42 CLV TIM GRA	14
C43 Between 15 and 20 years Deaths F	1
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	40
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	87
C45 MPL SGR LBS	18,436
C46 Between 20 and 30 years Widowers M	1
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	85
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	31
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	905
C49 FLAN YRDS	3,537
C5 Members of Family F	738
C50 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths M	1
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	80
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	195
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	28
C53 MILK COWS	550
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	915
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	66
C55 HORSES	255
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	7
C56 HORSES VAL	1,500
C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F	5
C57 COLTS FILLIES	118
C58 SHEEP	1,547
C59 SWINE	1,966
C6 Not Members of Family M	57
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	59
C60 TOT VALUE	49,154
C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M	4
C61 BUTTER LB	37,205
C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M	1
C62 CHEESE LB	788
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	49
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	3
C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F	2
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	38
C68 CAR PLEASURE	2
C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M	6
C69 VALUE DOL P	170
C7 Not Members of Family F	16
C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M	2
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	26
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	2
C75 Between 50 and 60 years Deaths F	1
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	21
C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M	4
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	5
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	13
C8 Births in 1860 M	33
C80 Between 60 and 70 years Single F	1
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	10
C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M	8
C85 Between 70 and 80 years Single M	1
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	3
C88 Between 70 and 80 years Single F	3
C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F	3
C9 Births in 1860 F	32
C90 Between 70 and 80 years Deaths M	1
C93 Between 80 and 90 years Single M	1
CD NAME	Lambton
England and Wales	91
France	1
Ireland	219
Natives of Canada Not of French Origin	990
New Brunswick	12
Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island	2
Prussia German States and Holland	2
Scotland	258
United States	24

Identifiers

TCP UID: ON081002 — 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brooke-on081002-1861/.