Brighton, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Brighton, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,479. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2925383. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.047°N, 77.741°W.
Population
In 1891, Brighton, Village had a population of 1,479: 725 male and 754 female residents. Population density was 1474.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,182 |
| 1871 | 1,357 |
| 1881 | 1,547 |
| 1891 | 1,479 |
| 1901 | 1,378 |
| 1911 | 1,320 |
| 1921 | 1,411 |
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 Brighton, Village, 1881 (15.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Brighton, Village 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 | 4.40 |
| FAM NO | 333 |
| Number of families | 333 |
| Number of females | 754 |
| Number of males | 725 |
| Number of married females | 289 |
| Number of married males | 288 |
| Number of married persons | 577 |
| Number of widowed females | 67 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 88 |
| POP F | 754 |
| POP M | 725 |
| POP TOT | 1,479 |
| Total population | 1,479 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 398 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 416 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 814 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 8 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,471 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 332 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 116 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 215 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 16 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 308 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 193 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 332 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 240 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 390 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 857 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 582 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,196 |
| Acres of hay crops | 633 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,443 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,025 |
| Acres of oats | 328 |
| Acres of potatoes | 87 |
| Acres of turnips | 10 |
| Acres of wheat | 111 |
| BAR AC | 240 |
| BAR BU | 2,967 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,967 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 89 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,130 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,152 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,560 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,832 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,770 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 769 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 702 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,374 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,200 |
| BWT BU | 5,130 |
| CRN BU | 4,152 |
| HAY AC | 633 |
| HAY TONS | 859 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 311 |
| Number of chickens | 4,271 |
| Number of ducks | 187 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 206 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 111 |
| Number of geese | 123 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 76 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 314 |
| Number of milk cows | 275 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 317 |
| Number of other cattle | 197 |
| Number of other fowl | 27 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 270 |
| Number of sheep | 99 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 278 |
| Number of swine | 441 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 350 |
| Number of turkeys | 97 |
| OAT AC | 328 |
| OAT BU | 6,560 |
| PEA BU | 1,832 |
| POT AC | 87 |
| POT BU | 6,770 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 750 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 572 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 112 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 20,695 |
| RYE BU | 769 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 859 |
| WHT AC | 111 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,200 |
| WHT SP BU | 702 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 9 |
| A 11 50 | 24 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 12 |
| BEN BU | 89 |
| BUTTER LB | 20,695 |
| CATTLE KS | 311 |
| CHEESE LB | 750 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 398 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 416 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 814 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 572 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 76 |
| DUCKS | 187 |
| FAMILIES | 333 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 112 |
| FRN CA | 8 |
| GEESE | 123 |
| GRA BU | 51 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,271 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 314 |
| HOUSES | 332 |
| HOUSES B | 116 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 36 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 25 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 16 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 193 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 308 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 28 |
| HOUSES W | 215 |
| INF 11 A | 270 |
| MD FEM | 289 |
| MD MALE | 288 |
| MD TOT | 577 |
| MILK COWS | 275 |
| NAME CD | Northumberland, East-Est |
| OC F | 111 |
| OC P | 206 |
| OC TOT | 317 |
| OTHER FOWL | 27 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 197 |
| OTHERS | 1,471 |
| SHEEP | 99 |
| SHEEP KS | 278 |
| SUP AM | 3,443 |
| SUP FOR | 582 |
| SUP JV | 390 |
| SUP PAT | 857 |
| SUP SC | 2,196 |
| SUP TOT | 4,025 |
| SWINE | 441 |
| SWINE KS | 350 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 332 |
| TUR AC | 10 |
| TUR BU | 2,374 |
| TURKEY | 97 |
| WID FEM | 67 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 88 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON099002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2925383
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton_(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). "Brighton, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brighton-village-on099002-1891/.