Bromley, Ontario (1851 census)
Bromley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 687. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260942. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.581°N, 76.942°W.
Population
In 1851, Bromley had a population of 687: 371 male and 316 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 687 |
| 1861 | 1,275 |
| 1871 | 1,428 |
| 1881 | 1,797 |
| 1891 | 1,933 |
| 1901 | 2,069 |
| 1911 | 1,892 |
| 1921 | 1,796 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Bromley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 127 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 687 total population, 371 males, Male members of the family who are present: 365, 316 females, Female members of the family who are present: 312, 270 single males, 219 single females, 98 families, 95 married males, 93 married females, 59 males attending school, 31 females attending school, 25 male births, 17 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 6, 6 widowed males, Females present who are not members of the family: 4, 4 widowed females, Male members of the family who are present: 3, Female members of the family who are absent: 1, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 65 males aged 5 to 10, 49 females aged 5 to 10, 41 single females aged 10 to 15, 39 married females aged 20 to 30, 39 single males aged 20 to 30, 38 married males aged 30 to 40, 38 single females aged 15 to 20, 35 single males aged 10 to 15, 34 single males aged 15 to 20, 28 married females aged 30 to 40, 21 females under age 1, 21 married males aged 20 to 30, 21 married males aged 40 to 50, 20 males under age 1, 17 males aged 1 to 2, 17 males aged 4 to 5, 17 married females aged 40 to 50, 16 females aged 2 to 3, 15 females aged 1 to 2, 14 females aged 4 to 5, 13 single females aged 20 to 30, 12 males aged 2 to 3, 11 males aged 3 to 4, 11 married males aged 50 to 60, 8 single males aged 30 to 40, 7 females age 3 to 4, 5 married females aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 males of unknown age, 3 married males aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 females of unknown age, 2 married females aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 single males aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 355 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 284 persons originating in Ireland, 16 French Canadians, 15 persons originating in Scotland, 7 persons originating in New Brunswick, 6 persons originating in England or Wales, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 10,654 acres of land in farms, 10,425 bushels of potatoes, 9,666 bushels of oats, 9,060 pounds of homemade butter, 8,321 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,082 bushels of wheat, 2,333 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,562 acres of farmland under crops, 1,017 pounds of wool produced on farms, 768 acres of farmland in pasture, 765 pounds of maple sugar, 433 acres of oats, 411 tons of hay, 375 acres of wheat, 317 sheep, 276 swine, 212 bushels of peas, 187 milk cows, 166 barrels of pork, 166 calves and heifers, 165 bushels of barley, 150 bushels of corn, 129 bulls, oxen, or steers, 100 acres of potatoes, 96 occupants of farms, 94 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 74 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 70 horses, 29 acres of peas, 25 barrels of beef, 14 acres of corn, 14 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 11 acres of barley, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 pounds of flax or hemp, 3 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes $1,000 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 630 yards of flannel, 80 yards of fulled cloth, 4 employees in saw mills, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, 2 saw mills reporting annual production, 1 saw mills returning capital. 700,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, 2 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON033004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260942
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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). "Bromley, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bromley-on033004-1851/.