Bromley, Ontario (1871 census)
Bromley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,428. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260942. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.581°N, 76.942°W.
Population
In 1871, Bromley had a population of 1,428: 715 male and 713 female residents. Population density was 17.1 people per square mile.
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 1871
In the 1871 census, Bromley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 223 |
| Number of females | 713 |
| Number of males | 715 |
| Number of married females | 200 |
| Number of married males | 205 |
| Number of married persons | 405 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| Total population | 1,428 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 488 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 500 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 988 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 220 |
| Number of occupied houses | 220 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 5 |
| BWT BU | 12 |
| CRN BU | 97 |
| HAY AC | 3,281 |
| HAY TONS | 2,236 |
| OAT BU | 16,032 |
| PEA BU | 3,801 |
| POT AC | 226 |
| POT BU | 16,685 |
| RYE BU | 1,693 |
| Total area (acres) | 49,880 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,901 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,357 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,100 |
| AREA | 49,880 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 62 |
| CD | 82 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 223 |
| FEMALE | 713 |
| GRA BU | 41 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 220 |
| INHABITED | 220 |
| MALE | 715 |
| MARRIED F | 200 |
| MARRIED M | 205 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 405 |
| POPULATION | 1,428 |
| ROOT BU | 69 |
| SINGLE F | 488 |
| SINGLE M | 500 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 988 |
| TUR BU | 2,272 |
| UNINHABITED | 8 |
| WIDOWED F | 25 |
| WIDOWED M | 10 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 35 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON082002— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bromley-on082002-1871/.