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 23.7 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,678 |
| POP F | 1,424 |
| POP M | 1,568 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 25.23 |
| POP TOT | 2,992 |
Other recorded variables (39 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 607 |
| AREA ACRES | 75,905 |
| AREA SQ MI | 118.60 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 10 |
| BAPTISTS | 289 |
| BELGIAN | 9 |
| BRETHREN | 7 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 905 |
| BRIT IRISH | 963 |
| BRIT OTHER | 17 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 906 |
| CHRISTIANS | 13 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 7 |
| DISCIPLES | 6 |
| DUTCH | 6 |
| DWELLINGS | 719 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 4 |
| F MARRIED | 553 |
| F SINGLE | 780 |
| F WIDOWED | 87 |
| FAMILIES | 721 |
| FRENCH | 8 |
| GERMAN | 158 |
| JEWISH | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 5 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 563 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 6 |
| M SINGLE | 948 |
| M WIDOWED | 50 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 815 |
| MORMONS | 2 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,155 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 78 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 6 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 4 |
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/.