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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,017 total population, 1,559 males, 1,458 females, 1,197 married persons, 666 families, 599 married males, 598 married females, 145 widowed persons, 89 widowed females, 56 widowed males, 4.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,675 single persons under 18, 904 single males under 18, 771 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,012 persons who are not French Canadian, 5 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 661 houses, 661 occupied houses, 604 houses of 2 stories, 538 houses built of wood, 344 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 119 houses built of brick, 106 houses of 5 rooms, 74 houses of 4 rooms, 54 houses of 1 story, 48 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 37 houses of 3 rooms, 33 houses of 2 rooms, 28 uninhabited houses, 13 houses of 1 room, 5 houses under construction, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 105,982 pounds of homemade butter, 65,420 bushels of oats, 64,916 bushels of potatoes, 48,354 bushels of barley, 45,227 acres of land in farms, 39,529 bushels of turnips, 37,340 bushels of buckwheat, 36,585 acres of improved land in farms, 31,795 bushels of peas, 29,864 bushels of corn, 29,803 bushels of winter wheat, 27,951 acres of farmland under crops, 20,100 chickens, 16,989 bushels of rye, 15,004 bushels of spring wheat, 8,642 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,768 tons of hay, 7,257 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,675 acres of hay crops, 5,549 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,284 acres of oats, 3,155 acres of wheat, 2,692 acres of barley, 2,431 milk cows, 2,386 swine, 2,087 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,700 bushels of beans, 1,492 other cattle, 1,418 horses aged over 3 years, 1,377 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1,195 sheep, 747 cattle killed or sold, 723 sheep slaughtered or sold, 676 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 630 ducks, 626 occupants of farms, 556 acres of potatoes, 538 geese, 522 horses aged 3 years and under, 484 farm occupants who own their land, 410 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 383 turkeys, 216 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 207 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 154 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 143 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 140 farm occupants who rent their land, 116 acres of turnips, 94 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 33 other fowl, 28 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 oxen, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON099001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132002_1891— 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/.