Brougham, Ontario (1881 census)
Brougham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 574. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260948. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.284°N, 76.947°W.
Population
In 1881, Brougham had a population of 574: 309 male and 265 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Brougham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 574 total population, 309 males, 265 females, 149 married persons, 113 families, 76 married males, 73 married females, 28 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 397 single persons under 18, 221 single males under 18, 176 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 113 inhabited houses, 113 occupied houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 10,002 bushels of potatoes, 9,755 bushels of oats, 3,023 bushels of spring wheat, 2,535 bushels of rye, 1,503 acres of hay crops, 1,500 bushels of peas and beans, 974 tons of hay, 780 bushels of turnips, 689 bushels of corn, 325 acres of wheat, 280 bushels of buckwheat, 126 bushels of barley, 114 acres of potatoes, 72 bushels of other root crops, 45 bushels of winter wheat, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 574 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON113004— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brougham-on113004-1881/.