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 density was 23.1 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Bromley 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 | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 348 |
| Number of families | 348 |
| Number of females | 946 |
| Number of males | 987 |
| Number of married females | 288 |
| Number of married males | 289 |
| Number of married persons | 577 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 73 |
| POP F | 946 |
| POP M | 987 |
| POP TOT | 1,933 |
| Total population | 1,933 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 615 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 668 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,283 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 34 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,899 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 334 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 15 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 317 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 12 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 177 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 156 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 120 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 336 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 31 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 84 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,326 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 19,417 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 17,166 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,912 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 22,576 |
| Acres of land in farms | 41,993 |
| Acres of oats | 3,614 |
| Acres of potatoes | 238 |
| Acres of turnips | 10 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,451 |
| BAR AC | 31 |
| BAR BU | 396 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 396 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 124 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 123 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 207 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 71,547 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 34,911 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,593 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 4,285 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 25,348 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,339 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 148 |
| BWT BU | 123 |
| CRN BU | 207 |
| HAY AC | 4,912 |
| HAY TONS | 4,814 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 867 |
| Number of chickens | 7,711 |
| Number of ducks | 90 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 305 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 32 |
| Number of geese | 355 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 330 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 722 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,444 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 337 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,251 |
| Number of other fowl | 13 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 96 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 121 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 68 |
| Number of sheep | 2,920 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,949 |
| Number of swine | 835 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 928 |
| Number of turkeys | 344 |
| OAT AC | 3,614 |
| OAT BU | 71,547 |
| PEA BU | 34,911 |
| POT AC | 238 |
| POT BU | 20,593 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 501 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 12,692 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,368 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 111,365 |
| RYE BU | 4,285 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,814 |
| WHT AC | 2,451 |
| WHT FALL BU | 148 |
| WHT SP BU | 25,348 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 96 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 41 |
| A 51 100 | 121 |
| BEN BU | 124 |
| BUTTER LB | 111,365 |
| CATTLE KS | 867 |
| CHEESE LB | 501 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 615 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 668 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,283 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 12,692 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 330 |
| DUCKS | 90 |
| FAMILIES | 348 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,368 |
| FRN CA | 34 |
| GEESE | 355 |
| GRA BU | 22 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,711 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 722 |
| HOUSES | 334 |
| HOUSES B | 15 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 39 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 55 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 177 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 120 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 60 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 156 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 22 |
| HOUSES W | 317 |
| INF 11 A | 68 |
| MD FEM | 288 |
| MD MALE | 289 |
| MD TOT | 577 |
| MILK COWS | 1,444 |
| NAME CD | Renfrew, North-Nord |
| OC F | 32 |
| OC P | 305 |
| OC TOT | 337 |
| OTHER FOWL | 13 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,251 |
| OTHERS | 1,899 |
| SHEEP | 2,920 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,949 |
| SUP AM | 22,576 |
| SUP FOR | 19,417 |
| SUP JV | 84 |
| SUP PAT | 5,326 |
| SUP SC | 17,166 |
| SUP TOT | 41,993 |
| SWINE | 835 |
| SWINE KS | 928 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 336 |
| TUR AC | 10 |
| TUR BU | 1,339 |
| TURKEY | 344 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 43 |
| WID MALE | 30 |
| WID TOT | 73 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
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/.