Brougham, Ontario (1911 census)
Brougham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 558. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260948. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.284°N, 76.947°W.
Population
In 1911, Brougham had a population of 558: 307 male and 251 female residents. Population density was 5.3 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Brougham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 67,072 area in acres, 558 total population, 307 males in the population, 251 females in the population, 214 single (never-married) males, 173 single (never-married) females, 104.80 area in square miles, 90 families, 85 married males, 69 married females, 9 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 5.32 population per square mile. 601 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 343 persons of British origin (Irish), 114 persons of French origin, 62 persons of German origin, 18 persons of British origin (English), 10 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 9 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 487 Roman Catholics, 44 Baptists, 18 Presbyterians, 3 Anglicans (Church of England), 3 Lutherans, 3 Methodists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 89 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON117003— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brougham-on117003-1911/.