Bromley, Ontario (1911 census)
Bromley was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,892. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260942. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.581°N, 76.942°W.
Population
In 1911, Bromley had a population of 1,892: 1,000 male and 892 female residents. Population density was 24.1 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Bromley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 50,272 area in acres, 1,892 total population, 1,000 males in the population, 892 females in the population, 666 single (never-married) males, 543 single (never-married) females, 367 families, 305 married males, 296 married females, 78.53 area in square miles, 46 widowed females, 24.09 population per square mile, 20 widowed males, 9 males with marital status not given, 7 females with marital status not given. 2,069 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,162 persons of British origin (Irish), 466 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 90 persons of German origin, 80 persons of French origin, 74 persons of British origin (English), 13 persons of Polish origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin. 1 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 979 Roman Catholics, 567 Presbyterians, 185 Methodists, 127 Anglicans (Church of England), 27 Lutherans, 5 Baptists, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 366 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON116004— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bromley-on116004-1911/.