Bromley, Ontario (1881 census)
Bromley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,797. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260942. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.581°N, 76.942°W.
Population
In 1881, Bromley had a population of 1,797: 897 male and 900 female residents. Population density was 21.5 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Bromley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 287 |
| Number of families | 287 |
| Number of females | 900 |
| Number of males | 897 |
| Number of married females | 252 |
| Number of married males | 247 |
| Number of married persons | 499 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 59 |
| POP TOT | 1,797 |
| Total population | 1,797 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 612 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 627 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,239 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 285 |
| Number of occupied houses | 285 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,560 |
| Acres of potatoes | 213 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,975 |
| BAR BU | 228 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 228 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 328 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 41 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 830 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 50,542 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 988 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 27,418 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 23,829 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 5,991 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 16,762 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,341 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 270 |
| BWT BU | 328 |
| CRN BU | 830 |
| HAY AC | 3,560 |
| HAY TONS | 2,588 |
| OAT BU | 50,542 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 27,418 |
| POT AC | 213 |
| POT BU | 23,829 |
| RYE BU | 5,991 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,588 |
| WHT AC | 1,975 |
| WHT SP BU | 16,762 |
| WHT WTR BU | 270 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 612 |
| C UNMD M | 627 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,239 |
| D OCC | 285 |
| FEMALE | 900 |
| GRA BU | 41 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 285 |
| H UNINH | 31 |
| MALE | 897 |
| MD F | 252 |
| MD M | 247 |
| MD TOT | 499 |
| NUMBER CD | 114 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 988 |
| TUR BU | 2,341 |
| WID F | 36 |
| WID M | 23 |
| WID TOT | 59 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON114003— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bromley-on114003-1881/.