Bruce Mines, T-V, Ontario (1871 census)
Bruce Mines, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,298. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1885163. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.615°N, 83.681°W.
Population
In 1871, Bruce Mines, T-V had a population of 1,298: 717 male and 581 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,298 |
| 1881 | 472 |
| 1891 | 750 |
| 1911 | 689 |
| 1921 | 477 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Sault Ste. Marie, Village, 1861 (3.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Plummer, 1881 (2.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Thessalon, 1881 (2.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Joseph, 1881 (10.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Tarbutt, 1881 (1.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Bruce Mines, T-V, 1881 (2.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Bruce Mines, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,298 total population, 717 males, 581 females, 440 married persons, 245 families, 220 married females, 220 married males, 32 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 16 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 826 single persons under 18, 481 single males under 18, 345 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 245 occupied houses, 242 inhabited houses, 23 uninhabited houses, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 776,200 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON089001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON102110— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1885163
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Mines
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "Bruce Mines, T-V, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bruce-mines-t-v-on089001-1871/.