Brougham, Ontario (1891 census)
Brougham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 548. 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 density was 5.0 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Brougham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.30 |
| FAM NO | 87 |
| Number of families | 87 |
| Number of females | 265 |
| Number of males | 283 |
| Number of married females | 78 |
| Number of married males | 80 |
| Number of married persons | 158 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP F | 265 |
| POP M | 283 |
| POP TOT | 548 |
| Total population | 548 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 175 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 197 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 372 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 87 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 461 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 86 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 85 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 21 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 65 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 86 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 18 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 26 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,872 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,875 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,584 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,288 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,482 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,357 |
| Acres of oats | 808 |
| Acres of potatoes | 90 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 391 |
| BAR AC | 18 |
| BAR BU | 176 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 176 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 99 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 342 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 308 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,789 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,682 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,902 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,933 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,886 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 550 |
| BWT BU | 342 |
| CRN BU | 308 |
| HAY AC | 1,288 |
| HAY TONS | 949 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 241 |
| Number of chickens | 1,246 |
| Number of ducks | 7 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 89 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 146 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 70 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 161 |
| Number of milk cows | 398 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 95 |
| Number of other cattle | 575 |
| Number of other fowl | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 5 |
| Number of sheep | 669 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 368 |
| Number of swine | 276 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 262 |
| Number of turkeys | 50 |
| OAT AC | 808 |
| OAT BU | 10,789 |
| PEA BU | 2,682 |
| POT AC | 90 |
| POT BU | 8,902 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,749 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 32,925 |
| RYE BU | 1,933 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 949 |
| WHT AC | 391 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,886 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 50 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 17 |
| BEN BU | 99 |
| BUTTER LB | 32,925 |
| CATTLE KS | 241 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 175 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 197 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 372 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,749 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 70 |
| DUCKS | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 87 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.30 |
| FRN CA | 87 |
| GEESE | 146 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,246 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 161 |
| HOUSES | 86 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 27 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 21 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 23 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 65 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 85 |
| INF 11 A | 5 |
| MD FEM | 78 |
| MD MALE | 80 |
| MD TOT | 158 |
| MILK COWS | 398 |
| NAME CD | Renfrew, South-Sud |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 89 |
| OC TOT | 95 |
| OTHER FOWL | 8 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 575 |
| OTHERS | 461 |
| SHEEP | 669 |
| SHEEP KS | 368 |
| SUP AM | 5,482 |
| SUP FOR | 10,875 |
| SUP JV | 26 |
| SUP PAT | 1,872 |
| SUP SC | 3,584 |
| SUP TOT | 16,357 |
| SWINE | 276 |
| SWINE KS | 262 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 86 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 550 |
| TURKEY | 50 |
| WID FEM | 12 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON115004— 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 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/.