Bruce, Ontario (1861 census)
Bruce was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,250. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260952. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.305°N, 81.454°W.
Population
In 1861, Bruce had a population of 2,250: 1,189 male and 1,061 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 100 |
| 1861 | 2,250 |
| 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 1861
In the 1861 census, Bruce shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,250 total population, 1,189 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,132, 1,061 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,001, 812 single males, 677 single females, 346 married males, 338 married females, 217 males attending school, 168 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 60, Males present who are not members of the family: 57, 57 adult females unable to read or write, 56 male births, 50 female births, 47 adult males unable to read or write, 46 widowed females, 31 widowed males, 3 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 163 males aged 5 to 10, 148 single males aged 10 to 15, 144 single females aged 10 to 15, 141 females aged 5 to 10, 137 married males aged 30 to 40, 136 married females aged 20 to 30, 128 single males aged 15 to 20, 121 single males aged 20 to 30, 116 single females aged 15 to 20, 104 married females aged 30 to 40, 99 married males aged 20 to 30, 70 single females aged 20 to 30, 63 married males aged 40 to 50, 50 married females aged 40 to 50, 47 males aged 2 to 3, 44 males aged 1 to 2, 40 females aged 2 to 3, 39 females aged 1 to 2, 39 males aged 3 to 4, 38 females age 3 to 4, 36 married males aged 50 to 60, 35 males aged 4 to 5, 29 females aged 4 to 5, 25 single males aged 30 to 40, 20 married females aged 50 to 60, 18 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 17 married females aged 15 to 20, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 married males aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 7 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,161 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 801 persons originating in Scotland, 127 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 73 persons originating in Ireland, 64 persons originating in England or Wales, 10 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 9 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal, 1 persons originating in Switzerland. 3 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $334,225 value farms (dollars), $48,503 value all livestock, 43,611 acres of land in farms, 41,216 bushels of spring wheat, 35,546 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 35,359 bushels of potatoes, 31,726 bushels of turnips, 28,136 pounds of homemade butter, 15,093 bushels of oats, 8,071 pounds of maple sugar, 8,065 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,831 acres of farmland under crops, $6,386 value horses aged over 3 years, $6,346 value farm implements in dollars, 4,958 bushels of winter wheat, 3,948 bushels of peas, 2,750 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,558 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,376 acres of spring wheat, 1,271 swine, 1,196 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,132 tons of hay, 959 calves and heifers, 915 sheep, 891 bushels of barley, 677 milk cows, 635 acres of oats, 546 bulls, oxen, or steers, 371 barrels of pork, 371 occupants of farms, 308 acres of potatoes, $254 value garden and orchard crops, 252 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 251 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 228 acres of peas, 220 pounds of flax or hemp, 208 acres of turnips, 205 acres of winter wheat, 149 bushels of carrots, 127 barrels of beef, 98 pounds of hops, 86 horses aged over 3 years, 85 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 77 bushels of corn, 43 acres of barley, 40 horses aged 3 years and under, 38 acres of farmland in gardens, 36 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 28 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 5 acres of corn, 5 bushels of beans, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,131 yards of flannel, 431 yards of fulled cloth, $141 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 10 yards of linen, 9 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 27 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 12 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON066005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260952
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bruce-on066005-1861/.