Brome, Quebec (1871 census)
Brome was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,492. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28161378. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.234°N, 72.582°W.
Population
In 1871, Brome had a population of 3,492: 1,772 male and 1,720 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Brome shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 3,492 total population, 1,772 males, 1,720 females, 1,308 married persons, 657 married males, 654 families, 651 married females, 118 widowed persons, 79 widowed females, 39 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 2,066 single persons under 18, 1,076 single males under 18, 990 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 568 inhabited houses, 568 occupied houses, 56 uninhabited houses, 10 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 64,100 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Dunkin | 1812–1881 | died here |
| Edmund Leavens Chandler | 1829–1880 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC126002— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/brome-qc126002-1871/.