Brooke, Ontario (1911 census)
Brooke was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,992. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260945. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.849°N, 81.905°W.
Population
In 1911, Brooke had a population of 2,992: 1,568 male and 1,424 female residents. Population density was 25.2 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Brooke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 75,905 area in acres, 2,992 total population, 1,568 males in the population, 1,424 females in the population, 948 single (never-married) males, 780 single (never-married) females, 721 families, 563 married males, 553 married females, 118.60 area in square miles, 87 widowed females, 50 widowed males, 25.23 population per square mile, 6 males with marital status not given, 4 legally separated females, 1 legally separated males. 3,678 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 963 persons of British origin (Irish), 906 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 905 persons of British origin (English), 158 persons of German origin, 17 persons of British origin (other), 10 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 9 persons of Belgian origin, 8 persons of French origin, 6 persons of Dutch origin, 6 persons of Scandinavian origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,155 Presbyterians, 815 Methodists, 607 Anglicans (Church of England), 289 Baptists, 78 Roman Catholics, 13 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 7 Brethren, 7 Congregationalists, 6 Disciples of Christ, 5 Lutherans, 4 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 Mennonites, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 719 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON087002— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brooke-on087002-1911/.