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 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 density was 32.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,095 |
| 1861 | 3,136 |
| 1871 | 3,492 |
| 1881 | 4,047 |
| 1891 | 3,775 |
| 1901 | 2,200 |
| 1911 | 2,600 |
| 1921 | 2,347 |
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 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 654 |
| Number of females | 1,720 |
| Number of males | 1,772 |
| Number of married females | 651 |
| Number of married males | 657 |
| Number of married persons | 1,308 |
| Number of widowed females | 79 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| Number of widowed persons | 118 |
| Total population | 3,492 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 990 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,076 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,066 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 568 |
| Number of occupied houses | 568 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 56 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,281 |
| BWT BU | 4,106 |
| CRN BU | 16,730 |
| HAY AC | 10,799 |
| HAY TONS | 11,636 |
| OAT BU | 37,490 |
| PEA BU | 410 |
| POT AC | 410 |
| POT BU | 68,302 |
| RYE BU | 24 |
| Total area (acres) | 64,100 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,605 |
| WHT WTR BU | 72 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 373 |
| AREA | 64,100 |
| BEING BUILT | 10 |
| BEN BU | 486 |
| CD | 126 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 654 |
| FEMALE | 1,720 |
| GRA BU | 179 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 568 |
| INHABITED | 568 |
| MALE | 1,772 |
| MARRIED F | 651 |
| MARRIED M | 657 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,308 |
| POPULATION | 3,492 |
| ROOT BU | 2,323 |
| SINGLE F | 990 |
| SINGLE M | 1,076 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,066 |
| TUR BU | 3,722 |
| UNINHABITED | 56 |
| WIDOWED F | 79 |
| WIDOWED M | 39 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 118 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC126002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC045003_1851— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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/.