Bruce, Ontario (1901 census)
Bruce was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,109. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.305°N, 81.454°W.
Population
In 1901, Bruce had a population of 3,109: 1,614 male and 1,495 female residents. Population density was 26.7 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Bruce shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 629 |
| Number of females | 1,495 |
| Number of males | 1,614 |
| Number of married females | 521 |
| Number of married males | 520 |
| Number of single females | 889 |
| Number of single males | 1,045 |
| Number of widowed females | 85 |
| Number of widowed males | 49 |
| POP F | 1,495 |
| POP M | 1,614 |
| POP TOT | 3,109 |
| Total population | 3,109 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 621 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 75,776 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 75,776 |
| FAMILIES | 629 |
| HOUSES | 621 |
| MARRIED F | 521 |
| MARRIED M | 520 |
| SINGLE F | 889 |
| SINGLE M | 1,045 |
| WIDOWED F | 85 |
| WIDOWED M | 49 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON050001— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bruce-on050001-1901/.