Brooke, Ontario (1861 census)
Brooke was a census subdivision in 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 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 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,600 total population, 846 males, Male members of the family who are present: 789, 754 females, Female members of the family who are present: 738, 591 single males, 486 single females, 246 married females, 246 married males, 186 males attending school, 163 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 57, 33 male births, 32 female births, 22 widowed females, Females present who are not members of the family: 16, 16 adult males unable to read or write, 9 widowed males, 5 adult females unable to read or write, 3 lunatic males, 2 blind males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 116 single males aged 10 to 15, 107 females aged 5 to 10, 104 single females aged 10 to 15, 102 males aged 5 to 10, 87 single males aged 20 to 30, 85 married females aged 20 to 30, 84 single males aged 15 to 20, 80 married males aged 30 to 40, 76 single females aged 15 to 20, 66 married females aged 30 to 40, 59 married males aged 40 to 50, 49 married females aged 40 to 50, 40 married males aged 20 to 30, 39 females aged 4 to 5, 38 married males aged 50 to 60, 37 males aged 2 to 3, 35 males aged 1 to 2, 32 females age 3 to 4, 31 single females aged 20 to 30, 29 females aged 2 to 3, 28 single males aged 30 to 40, 27 males aged 4 to 5, 26 males aged 3 to 4, 26 married females aged 50 to 60, 22 females aged 1 to 2, 21 married males aged 60 to 70, 13 married females aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 single females aged 30 to 40, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 990 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 258 persons originating in Scotland, 219 persons originating in Ireland, 91 persons originating in England or Wales, 24 persons originating in the United States, 12 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 male negroes or coloured persons, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in France. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $318,440 value farms (dollars), $49,154 value all livestock, 37,205 pounds of homemade butter, 30,771 bushels of spring wheat, 27,318 bushels of potatoes, 25,375 acres of land in farms, 22,597 bushels of oats, 21,630 bushels of turnips, 18,436 pounds of maple sugar, 17,742 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,675 bushels of peas, $7,856 value farm implements in dollars, 7,633 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,356 acres of farmland under crops, 5,002 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,227 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,966 swine, 1,857 bushels of corn, 1,830 acres of spring wheat, 1,547 sheep, $1,500 value horses aged over 3 years, 1,387 tons of hay, 996 bushels of barley, $995 value garden and orchard crops, 915 calves and heifers, 788 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 749 acres of oats, 705 acres of peas, 702 bushels of winter wheat, 645 bushels of buckwheat, 603 barrels of pork, 550 milk cows, 255 horses aged over 3 years, 251 occupants of farms, 217 acres of potatoes, 195 bulls, oxen, or steers, 159 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 118 horses aged 3 years and under, 95 acres of turnips, 76 barrels of beef, 71 acres of corn, 56 acres of barley, 50 acres of farmland in gardens, 43 acres of winter wheat, 40 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 39 bushels of beans, 35 acres of buckwheat, 34 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 33 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 16 bushels of carrots, 14 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 11 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 3,537 yards of flannel, 905 yards of fulled cloth, $170 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 22 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 2, 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 2 to 3: 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 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, 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 under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
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/.