Bruce, Ontario (1891 census)
Bruce was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,793. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.305°N, 81.454°W.
Population
In 1891, Bruce had a population of 3,793: 2,000 male and 1,793 female residents. Population density was 32.6 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Bruce shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 173 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 670 |
| Number of families | 670 |
| Number of females | 1,793 |
| Number of males | 2,000 |
| Number of married females | 557 |
| Number of married males | 555 |
| Number of married persons | 1,112 |
| Number of widowed females | 82 |
| Number of widowed males | 51 |
| Number of widowed persons | 133 |
| POP F | 1,793 |
| POP M | 2,000 |
| POP TOT | 3,793 |
| Total population | 3,793 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,154 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,394 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,548 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,793 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 665 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 81 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 6 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 578 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 243 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 422 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 108 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 136 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 271 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 665 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,983 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 626 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 9,529 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 16,484 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 37,532 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,613 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 47,687 |
| Acres of land in farms | 64,171 |
| Acres of oats | 6,121 |
| Acres of potatoes | 299 |
| Acres of turnips | 143 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,482 |
| BAR AC | 1,983 |
| BAR BU | 41,488 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 41,488 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 93 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 692 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 151,605 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 74,674 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,598 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 160 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 15,732 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 42,665 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 78,938 |
| BWT BU | 93 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 130 |
| CRN BU | 30 |
| HAY AC | 8,613 |
| HAY TONS | 12,455 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,760 |
| Number of chickens | 20,032 |
| Number of ducks | 628 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 537 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 72 |
| Number of geese | 772 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 788 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,421 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,744 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 609 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,938 |
| Number of other fowl | 34 |
| Number of oxen | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 126 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 102 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 297 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 51 |
| Number of sheep | 5,737 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 3,524 |
| Number of swine | 2,806 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,503 |
| Number of turkeys | 309 |
| OAT AC | 6,121 |
| OAT BU | 151,605 |
| PEA BU | 74,674 |
| POT AC | 299 |
| POT BU | 26,598 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 8,707 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 25,671 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,502 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 149,757 |
| RYE BU | 160 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 12,455 |
| WHT AC | 5,482 |
| WHT FALL BU | 78,938 |
| WHT SP BU | 15,732 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 126 |
| A 11 50 | 102 |
| A 201 PL | 33 |
| A 51 100 | 297 |
| BEN BU | 5 |
| BUTTER LB | 149,757 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,760 |
| CHEESE LB | 8,707 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,154 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,394 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,548 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 25,671 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 788 |
| DUCKS | 628 |
| FAMILIES | 670 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,502 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 772 |
| GRA BU | 692 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 20,032 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,421 |
| HOUSES | 665 |
| HOUSES B | 81 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 68 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 136 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 243 |
| HOUSES S | 6 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 271 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 108 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 46 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 422 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 578 |
| INF 11 A | 51 |
| MD FEM | 557 |
| MD MALE | 555 |
| MD TOT | 1,112 |
| MILK COWS | 2,744 |
| NAME CD | Bruce, West—Ouest |
| OC F | 72 |
| OC P | 537 |
| OC TOT | 609 |
| OTHER FOWL | 34 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,938 |
| OTHERS | 3,793 |
| SHEEP | 5,737 |
| SHEEP KS | 3,524 |
| SILOS | 130 |
| SUP AM | 47,687 |
| SUP FOR | 16,484 |
| SUP JV | 626 |
| SUP PAT | 9,529 |
| SUP SC | 37,532 |
| SUP TOT | 64,171 |
| SWINE | 2,806 |
| SWINE KS | 3,503 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 665 |
| TUR AC | 143 |
| TUR BU | 42,665 |
| TURKEY | 309 |
| WID FEM | 82 |
| WID MALE | 51 |
| WID TOT | 133 |
| WORKING OX | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON053001— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bruce-on053001-1891/.