Brussels, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Brussels, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,204. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q994375. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.743°N, 81.237°W.
Population
In 1891, Brussels, Village had a population of 1,204: 590 male and 614 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,204 |
| 1901 | 1,114 |
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, Brussels, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,204 total population, 614 females, 590 males, 424 married persons, 264 families, 213 married females, 211 married males, 66 widowed persons, 54 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 4.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 714 single persons under 18, 367 single males under 18, 347 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,202 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 262 houses, 262 occupied houses, 222 houses of 1 story, 200 houses built of wood, 179 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 60 houses built of brick, 41 houses of 5 rooms, 39 houses of 2 stories, 18 houses of 4 rooms, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 7 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 6,540 pounds of homemade butter, 3,657 bushels of potatoes, 2,100 bushels of turnips, 1,416 chickens, 1,145 bushels of oats, 740 acres of land in farms, 664 acres of improved land in farms, 399 acres of farmland under crops, 384 bushels of peas, 340 bushels of barley, 300 bushels of winter wheat, 280 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 247 occupants of farms, 240 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 159 farm occupants who own their land, 136 acres of farmland in pasture, 134 tons of hay, 129 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 123 horses aged over 3 years, 121 swine slaughtered or sold, 103 milk cows, 92 swine, 88 farm occupants who rent their land, 86 acres of hay crops, 76 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 75 bushels of corn, 72 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 53 other cattle, 47 acres of oats, 36 acres of potatoes, 33 horses aged 3 years and under, 30 bushels of spring wheat, 22 sheep slaughtered or sold, 18 cattle killed or sold, 16 acres of barley, 14 ducks, 13 sheep, 12 acres of wheat, 10 acres of turnips, 8 geese, 5 bushels of beans, 5 other fowl, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON076002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON073002_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q994375
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels,_Ontario
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). "Brussels, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/brussels-village-on076002-1891/.