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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260952. 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 20.3 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 75,766 area in acres, 2,398 total population, 1,261 males in the population, 1,137 females in the population, 784 single (never-married) males, 645 single (never-married) females, 529 families, 425 married males, 423 married females, 118.40 area in square miles, 69 widowed females, 51 widowed males, 20.26 population per square mile, 1 males with marital status not given. 3,109 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,204 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 526 persons of British origin (Irish), 454 persons of British origin (English), 207 persons of German origin, 4 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Swiss origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,327 Presbyterians, 387 Methodists, 260 Baptists, 243 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 132 Anglicans (Church of England), 20 Lutherans, 12 Congregationalists, 12 Roman Catholics, 4 Brethren, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 528 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON059004— 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 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/.