Brome, Quebec (1911 census)
Brome was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,600. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28161378. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.235°N, 72.586°W.
Population
In 1911, Brome had a population of 2,600: 1,378 male and 1,222 female residents. Population density was 26.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 2,200 |
| 1911 | 2,600 |
| 1921 | 2,347 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Brome, Village, 1901 (4.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Brome, 1921 (90.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Foster, VL, 1921 (9.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Brome shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 62,800 area in acres, 2,600 total population, 1,378 males in the population, 1,222 females in the population, 786 single (never-married) males, 593 single (never-married) females, 540 married males, 532 families, 530 married females, 98.12 area in square miles, 95 widowed females, 50 widowed males, 26.50 population per square mile, 2 females with marital status not given, 1 divorced females, 1 legally separated females, 1 legally separated males, 1 males with marital status not given. 2,755 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 1,318 persons of British origin (English), 753 persons of French origin, 255 persons of British origin (Irish), 134 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 72 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of Italian origin, 3 persons of German origin, 3 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,043 Anglicans (Church of England), 776 Roman Catholics, 604 Methodists, 92 Adventists, 56 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 24 Presbyterians, 22 Baptists, 18 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 10 Congregationalists, 9 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 521 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC045003_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28161378
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). "Brome, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/brome-qc149003-1911/.