Bromley, Ontario (1891 census)
Bromley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,933. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260942. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.581°N, 76.942°W.
Population
In 1891, Bromley had a population of 1,933: 987 male and 946 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Bromley 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 1,933 total population, 987 males, 946 females, 577 married persons, 348 families, 289 married males, 288 married females, 73 widowed persons, 43 widowed females, 30 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,283 single persons under 18, 668 single males under 18, 615 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,899 persons who are not French Canadian, 34 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 336 occupied houses, 334 houses, 317 houses built of wood, 177 houses of 1 story, 156 houses of 2 stories, 120 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 60 houses of 2 rooms, 55 houses of 4 rooms, 40 houses of 3 rooms, 39 houses of 5 rooms, 22 uninhabited houses, 15 houses built of brick, 12 houses of 1 room, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 111,365 pounds of homemade butter, 71,547 bushels of oats, 41,993 acres of land in farms, 34,911 bushels of peas, 25,348 bushels of spring wheat, 22,576 acres of improved land in farms, 20,593 bushels of potatoes, 19,417 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,166 acres of farmland under crops, 12,692 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 7,711 chickens, 5,326 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,912 acres of hay crops, 4,814 tons of hay, 4,285 bushels of rye, 3,614 acres of oats, 2,920 sheep, 2,451 acres of wheat, 2,251 other cattle, 1,949 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,444 milk cows, 1,368 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,339 bushels of turnips, 928 swine slaughtered or sold, 867 cattle killed or sold, 835 swine, 722 horses aged over 3 years, 501 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 396 bushels of barley, 355 geese, 344 turkeys, 337 occupants of farms, 330 horses aged 3 years and under, 305 farm occupants who own their land, 238 acres of potatoes, 207 bushels of corn, 148 bushels of winter wheat, 124 bushels of beans, 123 bushels of buckwheat, 121 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 96 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 90 ducks, 84 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 68 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 41 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 32 farm occupants who rent their land, 31 acres of barley, 22 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 13 other fowl, 11 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 acres of turnips, 5 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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 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). "Bromley, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bromley-on114003-1891/.