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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260952. 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 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 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 3,764 total population, 1,969 males, 1,795 females, 1,057 married persons, 628 families, 531 married males, 526 married females, 110 widowed persons, 68 widowed females, 42 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 2,597 single persons under 18, 1,396 single males under 18, 1,201 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 609 occupied houses, 608 inhabited houses, 30 uninhabited houses, 20 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary vessels. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 68,009 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON028001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104005_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260952
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/.