Brougham, Ontario (1921 census)
Brougham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 561. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.284°N, 76.947°W.
Population
In 1921, Brougham had a population of 561: 293 male and 268 female residents. Population density was 5.1 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Brougham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 268 |
| POP M | 293 |
| POP TOT | 561 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 6 |
| BAPTISTS | 18 |
| BRIT BORN F | 3 |
| BRIT BORN M | 8 |
| BRIT ENG | 16 |
| BRIT IRISH | 337 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 6 |
| CAN BORN F | 251 |
| CAN BORN M | 264 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 10 |
| EUR FRENCH | 83 |
| EUR GERMAN | 74 |
| EUR POLISH | 35 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 14 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 21 |
| LUTHERANS | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 11 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 25 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 497 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON142008— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brougham-on142008-1921/.