Brunel, Ontario (1911 census)
Brunel was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 785. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.262°N, 79.166°W.
Population
In 1911, Brunel had a population of 785: 433 male and 352 female residents. Population density was 11.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 811 |
| 1911 | 785 |
| 1921 | 632 |
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, Brunel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 42,759 area in acres, 785 total population, 433 males in the population, 352 females in the population, 293 single (never-married) males, 212 single (never-married) females, 146 families, 126 married females, 125 married males, 66.81 area in square miles, 12 widowed females, 11.75 population per square mile, 11 widowed males, 4 males with marital status not given, 2 females with marital status not given. 811 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 548 persons of British origin (English), 122 persons of British origin (Irish), 60 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 20 persons of Scandinavian origin, 17 persons of German origin, 9 persons of French origin, 5 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Dutch origin. 2 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 307 Anglicans (Church of England), 173 Presbyterians, 126 Baptists, 104 Methodists, 24 Roman Catholics, 11 Lutherans, 11 Salvation Army adherents, 10 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 9 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 8 Disciples of Christ, 2 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 146 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON098002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129002_1901— 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). "Brunel, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brunel-on098002-1911/.