Brampton, T-V, Ontario (1881 census)
Brampton, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,920. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q44198. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.686°N, 79.765°W.
Population
In 1881, Brampton, T-V had a population of 2,920: 1,444 male and 1,476 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Brampton, T-V, 1891 (22.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Brampton, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,920 total population, 1,476 females, 1,444 males, 974 married persons, 593 families, 491 married females, 483 married males, 142 widowed persons, 111 widowed females, 31 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,804 single persons under 18, 930 single males under 18, 874 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 591 inhabited houses, 591 occupied houses, 35 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 7,626 bushels of other root crops, 6,500 bushels of oats, 4,700 bushels of potatoes, 4,047 bushels of winter wheat, 2,855 bushels of barley, 1,201 bushels of turnips, 794 bushels of peas and beans, 715 bushels of spring wheat, 424 tons of hay, 340 acres of hay crops, 308 acres of wheat, 39 acres of potatoes, 33 bushels of corn, 16 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 6 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Lynch | 1798–1884 | died here |
| 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 |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,917 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON140003— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brampton-t-v-on140003-1881/.