Brudenell, Ontario (1891 census)
Brudenell was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,104. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260953. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.413°N, 77.404°W.
Population
In 1891, Brudenell had a population of 1,104: 581 male and 523 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,104 |
| 1911 | 753 |
| 1921 | 679 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Brundenell, Lynedock, 1881 (53.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Brudenell & Lynedoch, 1901 (53.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Brudenell 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 1,104 total population, 581 males, 523 females, 300 married persons, 182 families, 150 married females, 150 married males, 28 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 6.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 776 single persons under 18, 419 single males under 18, 357 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,100 persons who are not French Canadian, 4 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 170 occupied houses, 168 houses, 168 houses built of wood, 102 houses of 1 story, 66 houses of 2 stories, 53 houses of 4 rooms, 51 houses of 2 rooms, 32 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 20 houses of 3 rooms, 9 houses of 5 rooms, 5 uninhabited houses, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 55,700 pounds of homemade butter, 28,147 acres of land in farms, 23,576 bushels of oats, 19,113 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,215 bushels of potatoes, 9,034 acres of improved land in farms, 6,468 bushels of spring wheat, 6,452 acres of farmland under crops, 5,905 bushels of peas, 4,825 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,791 acres of hay crops, 2,622 chickens, 2,553 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,471 tons of hay, 1,421 acres of oats, 1,297 sheep, 1,215 bushels of turnips, 1,023 swine, 776 other cattle, 624 milk cows, 548 acres of wheat, 449 geese, 427 swine slaughtered or sold, 415 turkeys, 385 bushels of rye, 361 sheep slaughtered or sold, 314 horses aged over 3 years, 205 cattle killed or sold, 167 occupants of farms, 161 farm occupants who own their land, 136 acres of potatoes, 122 horses aged 3 years and under, 102 bushels of barley, 101 bushels of buckwheat, 86 bushels of beans, 65 bushels of corn, 65 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 62 ducks, 61 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 30 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 29 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 10 oxen, 9 acres of turnips, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 acres of barley, 6 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 other fowl, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON115005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142009_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260953
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). "Brudenell, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brudenell-on115005-1891/.