Brighton, Ontario (1891 census)
Brighton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,017. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.108°N, 77.755°W.
Population
In 1891, Brighton had a population of 3,017: 1,559 male and 1,458 female residents. Population density was 31.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,725 |
| 1861 | 3,713 |
| 1871 | 3,734 |
| 1881 | 3,470 |
| 1891 | 3,017 |
| 1901 | 2,774 |
| 1911 | 2,439 |
| 1921 | 2,247 |
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 Brighton, 1881 (88.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Brighton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 666 |
| Number of families | 666 |
| Number of females | 1,458 |
| Number of males | 1,559 |
| Number of married females | 598 |
| Number of married males | 599 |
| Number of married persons | 1,197 |
| Number of widowed females | 89 |
| Number of widowed males | 56 |
| Number of widowed persons | 145 |
| POP F | 1,458 |
| POP M | 1,559 |
| POP TOT | 3,017 |
| Total population | 3,017 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 771 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 904 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,675 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 5 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,012 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 661 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 119 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 538 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 13 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 54 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 604 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 74 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 106 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 344 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 661 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,692 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,377 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,257 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,642 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 27,951 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,675 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 36,585 |
| Acres of land in farms | 45,227 |
| Acres of oats | 3,284 |
| Acres of potatoes | 556 |
| Acres of turnips | 116 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,155 |
| BAR AC | 2,692 |
| BAR BU | 48,354 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 48,354 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1,700 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 37,340 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 676 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 29,864 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 65,420 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 31,795 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 64,916 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 16,989 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 15,004 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 39,529 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 29,803 |
| BWT BU | 37,340 |
| CRN BU | 29,864 |
| HAY AC | 5,675 |
| HAY TONS | 7,768 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 747 |
| Number of chickens | 20,100 |
| Number of ducks | 630 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 484 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 140 |
| Number of geese | 538 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 522 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,418 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,431 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 626 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,492 |
| Number of other fowl | 33 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 94 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 143 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 207 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 154 |
| Number of sheep | 1,195 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 723 |
| Number of swine | 2,386 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,087 |
| Number of turkeys | 383 |
| OAT AC | 3,284 |
| OAT BU | 65,420 |
| PEA BU | 31,795 |
| POT AC | 556 |
| POT BU | 64,916 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 410 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,549 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 216 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 105,982 |
| RYE BU | 16,989 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,768 |
| WHT AC | 3,155 |
| WHT FALL BU | 29,803 |
| WHT SP BU | 15,004 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 94 |
| A 11 50 | 143 |
| A 201 PL | 28 |
| A 51 100 | 207 |
| BEN BU | 1,700 |
| BUTTER LB | 105,982 |
| CATTLE KS | 747 |
| CHEESE LB | 410 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 771 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 904 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,675 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,549 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 522 |
| DUCKS | 630 |
| FAMILIES | 666 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 216 |
| FRN CA | 5 |
| GEESE | 538 |
| GRA BU | 676 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 20,100 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,418 |
| HOUSES | 661 |
| HOUSES B | 119 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 48 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 106 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 74 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 54 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 344 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 33 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 604 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 28 |
| HOUSES W | 538 |
| INF 11 A | 154 |
| MD FEM | 598 |
| MD MALE | 599 |
| MD TOT | 1,197 |
| MILK COWS | 2,431 |
| NAME CD | Northumberland, East-Est |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 140 |
| OC P | 484 |
| OC TOT | 626 |
| OTHER FOWL | 33 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,492 |
| OTHERS | 3,012 |
| SHEEP | 1,195 |
| SHEEP KS | 723 |
| SUP AM | 36,585 |
| SUP FOR | 8,642 |
| SUP JV | 1,377 |
| SUP PAT | 7,257 |
| SUP SC | 27,951 |
| SUP TOT | 45,227 |
| SWINE | 2,386 |
| SWINE KS | 2,087 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 661 |
| TUR AC | 116 |
| TUR BU | 39,529 |
| TURKEY | 383 |
| WID FEM | 89 |
| WID MALE | 56 |
| WID TOT | 145 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON099001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132002— 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). "Brighton, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brighton-on099001-1891/.