Bruce, Ontario (1881 census)
Bruce was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,236. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260952. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.305°N, 81.454°W.
Population
In 1881, Bruce had a population of 4,236: 2,156 male and 2,080 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Bruce shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,236 total population, 2,156 males, 2,080 females, 1,166 married persons, 716 families, 588 married females, 578 married males, 135 widowed persons, 92 widowed females, 43 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,935 single persons under 18, 1,535 single males under 18, 1,400 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 713 occupied houses, 710 inhabited houses, 71 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 99,451 bushels of winter wheat, 96,147 bushels of oats, 54,302 bushels of peas and beans, 32,550 bushels of potatoes, 27,557 bushels of spring wheat, 18,461 bushels of barley, 15,925 bushels of turnips, 9,998 acres of wheat, 5,480 tons of hay, 5,185 bushels of other root crops, 4,998 acres of hay crops, 360 acres of potatoes, 224 bushels of rye, 194 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 162 bushels of buckwheat, 121 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,236 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON177001— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bruce-on177001-1881/.