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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260952. 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 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 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 3,109 total population, 1,614 males, 1,495 females, 1,045 single males, 889 single females, 629 families, 521 married females, 520 married males, 85 widowed females, 49 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 621 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 75,776 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON050001— 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 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/.