Brussels, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Brussels, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 902. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q994375. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.743°N, 81.237°W.
Population
In 1911, Brussels, VL had a population of 902: 406 male and 496 female residents. Population density was 644.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 902 |
| 1921 | 870 |
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, Brussels, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 902 total population, 900 area in acres, 644.29 population per square mile, 496 females in the population, 406 males in the population, 253 families, 253 single (never-married) females, 209 single (never-married) males, 187 married females, 179 married males, 54 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 2 females with marital status not given, 1.40 area in square miles, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,114 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 353 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 269 persons of British origin (English), 212 persons of British origin (Irish), 56 persons of German origin, 6 persons of French origin. 6 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 439 Presbyterians, 270 Methodists, 159 Anglicans (Church of England), 19 Roman Catholics, 6 Jews, 3 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 2 Baptists, 2 Congregationalists, 2 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 252 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON081008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119023— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q994375
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels,_Ontario
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). "Brussels, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brussels-vl-on081008-1911/.