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 density was 21.4 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Brooke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,269 |
| POP M | 1,434 |
| POP TOT | 2,703 |
Other recorded variables (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 2 |
| ANGLICANS | 489 |
| BAPTISTS | 277 |
| BRIT BORN F | 70 |
| BRIT BORN M | 95 |
| BRIT ENG | 806 |
| BRIT IRISH | 915 |
| BRIT OTHER | 7 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 860 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,171 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,288 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 1 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 38 |
| EUR DUTCH | 45 |
| EUR FRENCH | 4 |
| EUR GERMAN | 22 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 3 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 28 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 51 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 2 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 618 |
| MORMONS | 2 |
| OTHER SECTS | 9 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,194 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 100 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 3 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
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/.