Brougham, Ontario (1891 census)
Brougham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 548. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260948. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.284°N, 76.947°W.
Population
In 1891, Brougham had a population of 548: 283 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Brougham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 548 total population, 283 males, 265 females, 158 married persons, 87 families, 80 married males, 78 married females, 18 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 6.30 average size of families, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 372 single persons under 18, 197 single males under 18, 175 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 461 persons who are not French Canadian, 87 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 86 houses, 86 occupied houses, 85 houses built of wood, 65 houses of 2 stories, 27 houses of 4 rooms, 23 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 21 houses of 1 story, 11 houses of 5 rooms, 9 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of 2 rooms, 6 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 1 room, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses built of brick, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 32,925 pounds of homemade butter, 16,357 acres of land in farms, 10,875 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,789 bushels of oats, 8,902 bushels of potatoes, 5,482 acres of improved land in farms, 3,886 bushels of spring wheat, 3,584 acres of farmland under crops, 2,749 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,682 bushels of peas, 1,933 bushels of rye, 1,872 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,288 acres of hay crops, 1,246 chickens, 949 tons of hay, 808 acres of oats, 669 sheep, 575 other cattle, 550 bushels of turnips, 398 milk cows, 391 acres of wheat, 368 sheep slaughtered or sold, 342 bushels of buckwheat, 308 bushels of corn, 276 swine, 262 swine slaughtered or sold, 241 cattle killed or sold, 176 bushels of barley, 161 horses aged over 3 years, 146 geese, 99 bushels of beans, 95 occupants of farms, 90 acres of potatoes, 89 farm occupants who own their land, 70 horses aged 3 years and under, 50 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 50 turkeys, 26 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 19 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 18 acres of barley, 17 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 11 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 other fowl, 7 ducks, 6 acres of turnips, 6 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON115004— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brougham-on115004-1891/.