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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260952. 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 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 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,793 total population, 2,000 males, 1,793 females, 1,112 married persons, 670 families, 557 married females, 555 married males, 133 widowed persons, 82 widowed females, 51 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,548 single persons under 18, 1,394 single males under 18, 1,154 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,793 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 665 houses, 665 occupied houses, 578 houses built of wood, 422 houses of 2 stories, 271 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 243 houses of 1 story, 136 houses of 4 rooms, 108 houses of 3 rooms, 81 houses built of brick, 68 houses of 5 rooms, 46 houses of 2 rooms, 30 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 16 uninhabited houses, 6 houses built of stone, 5 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 151,605 bushels of oats, 149,757 pounds of homemade butter, 78,938 bushels of winter wheat, 74,674 bushels of peas, 64,171 acres of land in farms, 47,687 acres of improved land in farms, 42,665 bushels of turnips, 41,488 bushels of barley, 37,532 acres of farmland under crops, 26,598 bushels of potatoes, 25,671 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 20,032 chickens, 16,484 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 15,732 bushels of spring wheat, 12,455 tons of hay, 9,529 acres of farmland in pasture, 8,707 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 8,613 acres of hay crops, 6,121 acres of oats, 5,737 sheep, 5,482 acres of wheat, 3,938 other cattle, 3,524 sheep slaughtered or sold, 3,503 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,806 swine, 2,744 milk cows, 1,983 acres of barley, 1,760 cattle killed or sold, 1,502 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,421 horses aged over 3 years, 788 horses aged 3 years and under, 772 geese, 692 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 628 ducks, 626 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 609 occupants of farms, 537 farm occupants who own their land, 309 turkeys, 299 acres of potatoes, 297 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 160 bushels of rye, 143 acres of turnips, Capacity of silos (tons): 130, 126 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 102 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 93 bushels of buckwheat, 72 farm occupants who rent their land, 51 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 34 other fowl, 33 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 30 bushels of corn, 16 oxen, 5 bushels of beans. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON053001— 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 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/.