Brome, Quebec (1881 census)
Brome was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,047. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28161378. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.234°N, 72.582°W.
Population
In 1881, Brome had a population of 4,047: 2,093 male and 1,954 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Brome shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,047 total population, 2,093 males, 1,954 females, 1,482 married persons, 762 families, 744 married females, 738 married males, 160 widowed persons, 100 widowed females, 60 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,405 single persons under 18, 1,295 single males under 18, 1,110 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 757 inhabited houses, 757 occupied houses, 49 uninhabited houses, 8 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 59,601 bushels of oats, 48,307 bushels of potatoes, 15,752 bushels of corn, 14,797 tons of hay, 13,457 bushels of turnips, 12,588 acres of hay crops, 7,191 bushels of spring wheat, 5,722 bushels of barley, 4,900 bushels of other root crops, 3,337 bushels of buckwheat, 1,383 bushels of peas and beans, 571 acres of wheat, 375 acres of potatoes, 78 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Dunkin | 1812–1881 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,047 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC060001— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/brome-qc060001-1881/.