Brooke, Ontario (1921 census)
Brooke was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,703. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260945. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.849°N, 81.905°W.
Population
In 1921, Brooke had a population of 2,703: 1,434 male and 1,269 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Brooke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,703 total population, 1,434 males in the population, 1,288 males born in Canada, 1,269 females in the population, 1,171 females born in Canada, 95 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 70 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 51 males born outside the British Empire, 28 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 915 persons of British origin (Irish), 860 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 806 persons of British origin (English), 45 persons of Dutch origin, 38 persons of Belgian origin, 22 persons of German origin, 7 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of French origin, 3 persons of Russian origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,194 Presbyterians, 618 Methodists, 489 Anglicans (Church of England), 277 Baptists, 100 Roman Catholics, 9 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 3 Salvation Army adherents, 2 Adventists, 2 Congregationalists, 2 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 2 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 Lutherans, 1 Mennonites, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON122002— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brooke-on122002-1921/.