Bruce, Ontario (1871 census)
Bruce was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,764. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.305°N, 81.454°W.
Population
In 1871, Bruce had a population of 3,764: 1,969 male and 1,795 female residents. Population density was 32.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,764 |
| 1881 | 4,236 |
| 1891 | 3,793 |
| 1901 | 3,109 |
| 1911 | 2,398 |
| 1921 | 1,877 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Bruce shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 628 |
| Number of females | 1,795 |
| Number of males | 1,969 |
| Number of married females | 526 |
| Number of married males | 531 |
| Number of married persons | 1,057 |
| Number of widowed females | 68 |
| Number of widowed males | 42 |
| Number of widowed persons | 110 |
| Total population | 3,764 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,201 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,396 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,597 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 20 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 608 |
| Number of occupied houses | 609 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 6,853 |
| BWT BU | 2 |
| CRN BU | 169 |
| HAY AC | 4,238 |
| HAY TONS | 4,060 |
| OAT BU | 43,024 |
| PEA BU | 27,248 |
| POT AC | 447 |
| POT BU | 38,054 |
| Total area (acres) | 68,009 |
| WHT SP BU | 63,883 |
| WHT WTR BU | 5,785 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 7,487 |
| AREA | 68,009 |
| BEING BUILT | 20 |
| BEN BU | 22 |
| CD | 28 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 628 |
| FEMALE | 1,795 |
| GRA BU | 46 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 609 |
| INHABITED | 608 |
| MALE | 1,969 |
| MARRIED F | 526 |
| MARRIED M | 531 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,057 |
| POPULATION | 3,764 |
| ROOT BU | 1,476 |
| SINGLE F | 1,201 |
| SINGLE M | 1,396 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,597 |
| TUR BU | 17,696 |
| UNINHABITED | 30 |
| VESSELS | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 68 |
| WIDOWED M | 42 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 110 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON028001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bruce-on028001-1871/.