Brampton, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Brampton, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,252. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.686°N, 79.765°W.
Population
In 1891, Brampton, Town—Ville had a population of 3,252: 1,509 male and 1,743 female residents. Population density was 3241.9 people per square mile.
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, Town—Ville, 1881 (22.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Brampton, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 695 |
| Number of families | 695 |
| Number of females | 1,743 |
| Number of males | 1,509 |
| Number of married females | 551 |
| Number of married males | 547 |
| Number of married persons | 1,098 |
| Number of widowed females | 162 |
| Number of widowed males | 50 |
| Number of widowed persons | 212 |
| POP F | 1,743 |
| POP M | 1,509 |
| POP TOT | 3,252 |
| Total population | 3,252 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,030 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 912 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,942 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,251 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 688 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 198 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 489 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 274 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 411 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 458 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 688 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 216 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 243 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 638 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 336 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,818 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,244 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,699 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,035 |
| Acres of oats | 255 |
| Acres of potatoes | 23 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 136 |
| BAR AC | 216 |
| BAR BU | 4,190 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,190 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 64 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,645 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,312 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,312 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 790 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,933 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,110 |
| CRN BU | 64 |
| HAY AC | 2,244 |
| HAY TONS | 322 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,422 |
| Number of chickens | 4,347 |
| Number of ducks | 47 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 324 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 110 |
| Number of geese | 30 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 56 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 328 |
| Number of milk cows | 169 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 434 |
| Number of other cattle | 423 |
| Number of other fowl | 15 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 403 |
| Number of sheep | 23 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,620 |
| Number of swine | 274 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,744 |
| Number of turkeys | 20 |
| OAT AC | 255 |
| OAT BU | 7,645 |
| PEA BU | 1,312 |
| POT AC | 23 |
| POT BU | 2,312 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 92 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 13,514 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 322 |
| WHT AC | 136 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,110 |
| WHT SP BU | 790 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 5 |
| A 11 50 | 14 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 9 |
| BEN BU | 6 |
| BUTTER LB | 13,514 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,422 |
| CHEESE LB | 2 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,030 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 912 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,942 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 92 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 56 |
| DUCKS | 47 |
| FAMILIES | 695 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 30 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,347 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 328 |
| HOUSES | 688 |
| HOUSES B | 198 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 70 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 70 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 60 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 274 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 458 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 411 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 20 |
| HOUSES W | 489 |
| INF 11 A | 403 |
| MD FEM | 551 |
| MD MALE | 547 |
| MD TOT | 1,098 |
| MILK COWS | 169 |
| NAME CD | Peel |
| OC F | 110 |
| OC P | 324 |
| OC TOT | 434 |
| OTHER FOWL | 15 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 423 |
| OTHERS | 3,251 |
| SHEEP | 23 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,620 |
| SUP AM | 2,699 |
| SUP FOR | 336 |
| SUP JV | 243 |
| SUP PAT | 638 |
| SUP SC | 1,818 |
| SUP TOT | 3,035 |
| SWINE | 274 |
| SWINE KS | 1,744 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 688 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 2,933 |
| TURKEY | 20 |
| WID FEM | 162 |
| WID MALE | 50 |
| WID TOT | 212 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON107001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON136006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brampton-town-ville-on107001-1891/.