Brussels, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Brussels, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,114 |
| POP F | 496 |
| POP M | 406 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 644.29 |
| POP TOT | 902 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 159 |
| AREA ACRES | 900 |
| AREA SQ MI | 1.40 |
| BAPTISTS | 2 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 269 |
| BRIT IRISH | 212 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 353 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DWELLINGS | 252 |
| F MARRIED | 187 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| F SINGLE | 253 |
| F WIDOWED | 54 |
| FAMILIES | 253 |
| FRENCH | 6 |
| GERMAN | 56 |
| JEWISH | 6 |
| JEWS | 6 |
| LUTHERANS | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 179 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 209 |
| M WIDOWED | 17 |
| METHODISTS | 270 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 439 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 19 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 3 |
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/.