Brougham, Ontario (1851 census)
Brougham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 438. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260948. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.284°N, 76.947°W.
Population
In 1851, Brougham had a population of 438: 237 male and 201 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 438 |
| 1871 | 521 |
| 1881 | 574 |
| 1891 | 548 |
| 1901 | 601 |
| 1911 | 558 |
| 1921 | 561 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Bagot and Brougham, 1861 (64.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Brougham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 108 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 438 total population, Male members of the family who are present: 237, 237 males, Female members of the family who are present: 201, 201 females, 199 single males, 162 single females, 74 families, 32 married females, 32 married males, 12 females attending school, 12 male births, 8 female births, 7 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 2 persons at sea, 1 males attending school. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 80 single males aged 20 to 30, 34 females aged 5 to 10, 28 single females aged 10 to 15, 26 males aged 5 to 10, 26 single females aged 15 to 20, 22 single males aged 15 to 20, 16 married females aged 30 to 40, 16 single males aged 10 to 15, 14 females age 3 to 4, 14 females aged 1 to 2, 14 females aged 4 to 5, 14 females under age 1, 14 males aged 4 to 5, 14 married males aged 30 to 40, 12 females aged 2 to 3, 12 married females aged 20 to 30, 10 married males aged 20 to 30, 9 single males aged 30 to 40, 8 males aged 1 to 2, 8 males under age 1, 6 males aged 2 to 3, 6 married males aged 40 to 50, 5 males of unknown age, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 males aged 3 to 4, 4 single females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 married females aged 40 to 50, 2 married males aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 207 persons originating in Ireland, 193 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 30 French Canadians, 5 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 37,529 acres of land in farms, 31,991 bushels of oats, 29,333 bushels of potatoes, 29,156 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,135 bushels of wheat, 8,373 acres of farmland under cultivation, 8,210 pounds of homemade butter, 6,270 pounds of maple sugar, 4,233 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,131 acres of farmland under crops, 3,203 bushels of turnips, 2,225 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,864 bushels of peas, 1,122 acres of wheat, 1,119 tons of hay, 1,114 acres of oats, 971 sheep, 809 swine, 572 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 436 bulls, oxen, or steers, 433 milk cows, 417 barrels of pork, 387 calves and heifers, 382 bushels of corn, 361 acres of potatoes, 261 occupants of farms, 260 bushels of barley, 189 horses, 161 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 157 acres of peas, 83 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 79 barrels of beef, 39 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 32 acres of corn, 21 acres of barley, 21 acres of turnips, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 bushels of beans, 9 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 5 bushels of carrots, 4 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 4 pounds of flax or hemp, 4 pounds of hops, 2 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1 bushels of buckwheat, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1,547 yards of flannel, 193 yards of fulled cloth. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON033011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142008_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260948
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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). "Brougham, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brougham-on033011-1851/.