Brougham, Ontario (1921 census)
Brougham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 561. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260948. 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 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Brougham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 561 total population, 293 males in the population, 268 females in the population, 264 males born in Canada, 251 females born in Canada, 21 males born outside the British Empire, 14 females born outside the British Empire, 8 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 3 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 337 persons of British origin (Irish), 83 persons of French origin, 74 persons of German origin, 35 persons of Polish origin, 16 persons of British origin (English), 10 persons of Austrian origin, 6 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 497 Roman Catholics, 25 Presbyterians, 18 Baptists, 11 Methodists, 6 Anglicans (Church of England), 4 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON142008— 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 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/.