Brooke, Ontario (1891 census)
Brooke was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,874. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260945. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.849°N, 81.905°W.
Population
In 1891, Brooke had a population of 3,874: 2,024 male and 1,850 female residents. Population density was 30.6 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Brooke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 752 |
| Number of families | 752 |
| Number of females | 1,850 |
| Number of males | 2,024 |
| Number of married females | 625 |
| Number of married males | 624 |
| Number of married persons | 1,249 |
| Number of widowed females | 69 |
| Number of widowed males | 43 |
| Number of widowed persons | 112 |
| POP F | 1,850 |
| POP M | 2,024 |
| POP TOT | 3,874 |
| Total population | 3,874 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,156 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,357 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,513 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,871 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses | 739 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 51 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 688 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 15 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 175 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 564 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 101 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 137 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 120 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 311 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 744 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 44 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,219 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 14,203 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 20,804 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 33,364 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,041 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 48,599 |
| Acres of land in farms | 69,403 |
| Acres of oats | 6,469 |
| Acres of potatoes | 375 |
| Acres of turnips | 95 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,731 |
| BAR AC | 1,219 |
| BAR BU | 22,754 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 22,754 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 403 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 279 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 558 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 28,524 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 156,693 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 26,814 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,977 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 397 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,148 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 24,312 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 101,699 |
| BWT BU | 279 |
| CRN BU | 28,524 |
| HAY AC | 8,041 |
| HAY TONS | 13,899 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2,835 |
| Number of chickens | 21,381 |
| Number of ducks | 404 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 600 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 62 |
| Number of geese | 1,034 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 820 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,523 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,428 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 664 |
| Number of other cattle | 5,405 |
| Number of other fowl | 125 |
| Number of oxen | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 127 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 164 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 286 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 50 |
| Number of sheep | 3,719 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 3,260 |
| Number of swine | 2,458 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,306 |
| Number of turkeys | 428 |
| OAT AC | 6,469 |
| OAT BU | 156,693 |
| PEA BU | 26,814 |
| POT AC | 375 |
| POT BU | 26,977 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,533 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 17,720 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 589 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 149,612 |
| RYE BU | 397 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 13,899 |
| WHT AC | 5,731 |
| WHT FALL BU | 101,699 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,148 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 127 |
| A 11 50 | 164 |
| A 201 PL | 37 |
| A 51 100 | 286 |
| BEN BU | 403 |
| BUTTER LB | 149,612 |
| CATTLE KS | 2,835 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,533 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,156 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,357 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,513 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 17,720 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 820 |
| DUCKS | 404 |
| FAMILIES | 752 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 589 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| GEESE | 1,034 |
| GRA BU | 558 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 21,381 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,523 |
| HOUSES | 739 |
| HOUSES B | 51 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 33 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 120 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 137 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 175 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 311 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 101 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 564 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 44 |
| HOUSES W | 688 |
| INF 11 A | 50 |
| MD FEM | 625 |
| MD MALE | 624 |
| MD TOT | 1,249 |
| MILK COWS | 2,428 |
| NAME CD | Lambton, East—Est |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 62 |
| OC P | 600 |
| OC TOT | 664 |
| OTHER FOWL | 125 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 5,405 |
| OTHERS | 3,871 |
| SHEEP | 3,719 |
| SHEEP KS | 3,260 |
| SUP AM | 48,599 |
| SUP FOR | 20,804 |
| SUP PAT | 14,203 |
| SUP SC | 33,364 |
| SUP TOT | 69,403 |
| SWINE | 2,458 |
| SWINE KS | 3,306 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 744 |
| TUR AC | 95 |
| TUR BU | 24,312 |
| TURKEY | 428 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 5 |
| WID FEM | 69 |
| WID MALE | 43 |
| WID TOT | 112 |
| WORKING OX | 24 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON081004— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brooke-on081004-1891/.