Brooke, Ontario (1881 census)
Brooke was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,492. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260945. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.849°N, 81.905°W.
Population
In 1881, Brooke had a population of 3,492: 1,831 male and 1,661 female residents. Population density was 27.6 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Brooke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 634 |
| Number of families | 634 |
| Number of females | 1,661 |
| Number of males | 1,831 |
| Number of married females | 543 |
| Number of married males | 547 |
| Number of married persons | 1,090 |
| Number of widowed females | 53 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 78 |
| POP TOT | 3,492 |
| Total population | 3,492 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,065 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,259 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,324 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 634 |
| Number of occupied houses | 634 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,883 |
| Acres of potatoes | 334 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,562 |
| BAR BU | 18,251 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 18,251 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 367 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 139 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 28,175 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 111,448 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 11,536 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3,983 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,660 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 796 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,333 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 98,151 |
| BWT BU | 367 |
| CRN BU | 28,175 |
| HAY AC | 3,883 |
| HAY TONS | 4,326 |
| OAT BU | 111,448 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3,983 |
| POT AC | 334 |
| POT BU | 27,660 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,326 |
| WHT AC | 5,562 |
| WHT SP BU | 796 |
| WHT WTR BU | 98,151 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,065 |
| C UNMD M | 1,259 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,324 |
| D OCC | 634 |
| FEMALE | 1,661 |
| GRA BU | 139 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 634 |
| H UNINH | 23 |
| MALE | 1,831 |
| MD F | 543 |
| MD M | 547 |
| MD TOT | 1,090 |
| NUMBER CD | 179 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 11,536 |
| TUR BU | 4,333 |
| WID F | 53 |
| WID M | 25 |
| WID TOT | 78 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON179007— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brooke-on179007-1881/.