Bruce, Ontario (1911 census)
Bruce was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,398. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.305°N, 81.454°W.
Population
In 1911, Bruce had a population of 2,398: 1,261 male and 1,137 female residents. Population density was 20.6 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Bruce shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,109 |
| POP F | 1,137 |
| POP M | 1,261 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 20.26 |
| POP TOT | 2,398 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 132 |
| AREA ACRES | 75,766 |
| AREA SQ MI | 118.40 |
| BAPTISTS | 260 |
| BRETHREN | 4 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 454 |
| BRIT IRISH | 526 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,204 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 12 |
| DUTCH | 4 |
| DWELLINGS | 528 |
| F MARRIED | 423 |
| F SINGLE | 645 |
| F WIDOWED | 69 |
| FAMILIES | 529 |
| GERMAN | 207 |
| LUTHERANS | 20 |
| M MARRIED | 425 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 784 |
| M WIDOWED | 51 |
| METHODISTS | 387 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,327 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 12 |
| SWISS | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 243 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON059004— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bruce-on059004-1911/.