Brampton, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)
Brampton, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,252. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q44198. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.686°N, 79.765°W.
Population
In 1891, Brampton, T-V had a population of 3,252: 1,509 male and 1,743 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,627 |
| 1871 | 2,090 |
| 1881 | 2,920 |
| 1891 | 3,252 |
| 1901 | 2,748 |
| 1911 | 3,412 |
| 1921 | 4,527 |
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 was contained in Brampton, T-V, 1881 (22.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Brampton, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,252 total population, 1,743 females, 1,509 males, 1,098 married persons, 695 families, 551 married females, 547 married males, 212 widowed persons, 162 widowed females, 50 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,942 single persons under 18, 1,030 single females under 18, 912 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,251 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 688 houses, 688 occupied houses, 489 houses built of wood, 458 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 411 houses of 2 stories, 274 houses of 1 story, 198 houses built of brick, 70 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 70 houses of 5 rooms, 60 houses of 4 rooms, 20 uninhabited houses, 15 houses of over 15 rooms, 13 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 3 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 13,514 pounds of homemade butter, 7,645 bushels of oats, 4,347 chickens, 4,190 bushels of barley, 3,035 acres of land in farms, 2,933 bushels of turnips, 2,699 acres of improved land in farms, 2,312 bushels of potatoes, 2,244 acres of hay crops, 1,818 acres of farmland under crops, 1,744 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,620 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,422 cattle killed or sold, 1,312 bushels of peas, 1,110 bushels of winter wheat, 790 bushels of spring wheat, 638 acres of farmland in pasture, 434 occupants of farms, 423 other cattle, 403 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 336 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 328 horses aged over 3 years, 324 farm occupants who own their land, 322 tons of hay, 274 swine, 255 acres of oats, 243 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 216 acres of barley, 169 milk cows, 136 acres of wheat, 110 farm occupants who rent their land, 92 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 64 bushels of corn, 56 horses aged 3 years and under, 47 ducks, 30 geese, 23 acres of potatoes, 23 sheep, 20 turkeys, 15 other fowl, 14 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 12 acres of turnips, 9 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 6 bushels of beans, 5 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 5 people connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Chisholm | 1829–1906 | died here |
| David Lynch Scott | 1845–1924 | born here |
| Sir James Alexander Lougheed | 1854–1925 | born here |
| Tobias Crawford Norris | 1861–1936 | born here |
| Caroline Helena Wilkinson | 1875–1939 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON107001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON136006_1911_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q44198
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brampton
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brampton_(Ontario)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 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). "Brampton, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brampton-t-v-on107001-1891/.