Brome, Quebec (1861 census)
Brome was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,136. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28161378. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.234°N, 72.582°W.
Population
In 1861, Brome had a population of 3,136: 1,638 male and 1,498 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,136 |
| 1871 | 3,492 |
| 1881 | 4,047 |
| 1891 | 3,775 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Brome shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 173 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,136 total population, 1,638 males, 1,498 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,464, Female members of the family who are present: 1,387, 1,033 single males, 860 single females, 605 married females, 572 married males, 347 males attending school, 310 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 174, Females present who are not members of the family: 111, 76 adult males unable to read or write, 58 adult females unable to read or write, 56 male births, 36 female births, 33 widowed females, 33 widowed males, 5 lunatic females, 2 lunatic males, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 221 males aged 5 to 10, 201 single males aged 10 to 15, 196 females aged 5 to 10, 195 single females aged 15 to 20, 193 single males aged 15 to 20, 169 married females aged 20 to 30, 162 married females aged 30 to 40, 146 single males aged 20 to 30, 145 married males aged 20 to 30, 145 married males aged 30 to 40, 129 married females aged 40 to 50, 127 married males aged 40 to 50, 118 single females aged 20 to 30, 115 single females aged 10 to 15, 86 married females aged 50 to 60, 76 married males aged 50 to 60, 56 females aged 4 to 5, 56 males aged 3 to 4, 56 married males aged 60 to 70, 55 females age 3 to 4, 50 males aged 4 to 5, 42 males aged 2 to 3, 40 females aged 2 to 3, 32 married females aged 60 to 70, 28 single males aged 30 to 40, 25 males aged 1 to 2, 22 married males aged 70 to 80, 20 females aged 1 to 2, 16 single females aged 30 to 40, 13 married females aged 15 to 20, 13 married females aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 married females aged 10 to 15 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,256 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 371 persons originating in the United States, 212 French Canadians, 128 persons originating in Ireland, 94 persons originating in England or Wales, 70 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $587,486 value farms (dollars), 156,376 pounds of homemade butter, $128,050 value all livestock, 74,399 pounds of maple sugar, 50,025 bushels of oats, 47,419 bushels of potatoes, 46,894 acres of land in farms, $34,695 value horses aged over 3 years, 25,347 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $21,933 value farm implements in dollars, 21,547 acres of farmland under cultivation, 15,045 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 14,966 bushels of corn, 11,939 acres of farmland under crops, 9,667 pounds of wool produced on farms, 9,462 acres of farmland in pasture, 8,128 bushels of buckwheat, 6,534 tons of hay, 6,087 bushels of turnips, 5,420 bushels of spring wheat, 2,884 sheep, 2,837 bushels of barley, 2,412 bushels of carrots, 2,233 calves and heifers, 1,709 milk cows, 1,534 acres of oats, 1,308 bushels of rye, $1,095 value garden and orchard crops, 985 bushels of peas, 524 horses aged over 3 years, 500 acres of corn, 433 swine, 426 occupants of farms, 380 bulls, oxen, or steers, 375 acres of buckwheat, 368 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 338 bushels of beans, 319 acres of spring wheat, 299 acres of potatoes, 261 horses aged 3 years and under, 153 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 152 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 146 acres of farmland in gardens, 131 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 119 acres of barley, 112 pounds of flax or hemp, 99 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 98 acres of rye, 77 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 60 gallons of cider, 46 bushels of winter wheat, 44 acres of peas, 31 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 27 acres of turnips, 10 pounds of hops, 9 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 acres of winter wheat. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $13,488 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 5,620 yards of flannel, 547 yards of fulled cloth, 488 carriages for pleasure, 74 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 26, 25 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 8, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Holland Knowlton | 1787–1863 | died here |
| Stephen Sewell Foster | 1792–1868 | died here |
| Christopher Dunkin | 1812–1881 | died here |
| Edmund Leavens Chandler | 1829–1880 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC010002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC144003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28161378
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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). "Brome, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/brome-qc010002-1861/.