Brougham, Ontario (1871 census)
Brougham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 521. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260948. 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 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.
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 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 521 total population, 261 males, 260 females, 138 married persons, 89 families, 69 married females, 69 married males, 22 widowed persons, 12 widowed males, 10 widowed females. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 361 single persons under 18, 181 single females under 18, 180 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 87 inhabited houses, 87 occupied houses, 3 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 64,800 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON081004— 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 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/.