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 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 density was 36.4 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Bruce shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 716 |
| Number of families | 716 |
| Number of females | 2,080 |
| Number of males | 2,156 |
| Number of married females | 588 |
| Number of married males | 578 |
| Number of married persons | 1,166 |
| Number of widowed females | 92 |
| Number of widowed males | 43 |
| Number of widowed persons | 135 |
| POP TOT | 4,236 |
| Total population | 4,236 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,400 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,535 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,935 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 710 |
| Number of occupied houses | 713 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 71 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,998 |
| Acres of potatoes | 360 |
| Acres of wheat | 9,998 |
| BAR BU | 18,461 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 18,461 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 162 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 194 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 121 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 96,147 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 5,185 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 54,302 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 32,550 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 224 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 27,557 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 15,925 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 99,451 |
| BWT BU | 162 |
| CRN BU | 121 |
| HAY AC | 4,998 |
| HAY TONS | 5,480 |
| OAT BU | 96,147 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 54,302 |
| POT AC | 360 |
| POT BU | 32,550 |
| RYE BU | 224 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,480 |
| WHT AC | 9,998 |
| WHT SP BU | 27,557 |
| WHT WTR BU | 99,451 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,400 |
| C UNMD M | 1,535 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,935 |
| D OCC | 713 |
| FEMALE | 2,080 |
| GRA BU | 194 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 710 |
| H UNINH | 71 |
| MALE | 2,156 |
| MD F | 588 |
| MD M | 578 |
| MD TOT | 1,166 |
| NUMBER CD | 177 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 5,185 |
| SHAN | 3 |
| TUR BU | 15,925 |
| WID F | 92 |
| WID M | 43 |
| WID TOT | 135 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON177001— 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 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/.