Brougham, Ontario (1871 census)
Brougham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 521. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.284°N, 76.947°W.
Population
In 1871, Brougham had a population of 521: 261 male and 260 female residents. Population density was 4.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Bagot and Brougham, 1861 (64.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Brougham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 89 |
| Number of females | 260 |
| Number of males | 261 |
| Number of married females | 69 |
| Number of married males | 69 |
| Number of married persons | 138 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| Total population | 521 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 181 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 180 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 361 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 87 |
| Number of occupied houses | 87 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 50 |
| CRN BU | 195 |
| HAY AC | 1,575 |
| HAY TONS | 900 |
| OAT BU | 4,958 |
| PEA BU | 233 |
| POT AC | 140 |
| POT BU | 7,634 |
| RYE BU | 192 |
| Total area (acres) | 64,800 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,375 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 281 |
| AREA | 64,800 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 48 |
| CD | 81 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 89 |
| FEMALE | 260 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 87 |
| INHABITED | 87 |
| MALE | 261 |
| MARRIED F | 69 |
| MARRIED M | 69 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 138 |
| POPULATION | 521 |
| ROOT BU | 15 |
| SINGLE F | 181 |
| SINGLE M | 180 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 361 |
| TUR BU | 572 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 10 |
| WIDOWED M | 12 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON081004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brougham-on081004-1871/.