Brome, Quebec (1891 census)
Brome was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,775. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.234°N, 72.582°W.
Population
In 1891, Brome had a population of 3,775: 1,954 male and 1,821 female residents. Population density was 35.5 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Brome, Village, 1901 (4.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Knowlton, VL, 1901 (4.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Brome, 1901 (91.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Brome shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 803 |
| Number of families | 803 |
| Number of females | 1,821 |
| Number of males | 1,954 |
| Number of married females | 721 |
| Number of married males | 730 |
| Number of married persons | 1,451 |
| Number of widowed females | 113 |
| Number of widowed males | 62 |
| Number of widowed persons | 175 |
| POP F | 1,821 |
| POP M | 1,954 |
| POP TOT | 3,775 |
| Total population | 3,775 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 987 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,162 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,149 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,074 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,701 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 14 |
| Number of houses | 767 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 53 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 22 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 689 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 704 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 55 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 100 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 93 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 384 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of occupied houses | 781 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 398 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 295 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 20,898 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 18,639 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 15,462 |
| Acres of hay crops | 13,266 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 36,655 |
| Acres of land in farms | 55,294 |
| Acres of oats | 1,759 |
| Acres of potatoes | 357 |
| Acres of turnips | 23 |
| Acres of wheat | 335 |
| BAR AC | 398 |
| BAR BU | 9,856 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 9,856 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 655 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,660 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 15,360 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 46,845 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 477 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 58,427 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,625 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,181 |
| BWT BU | 1,660 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 461 |
| CRN BU | 15,360 |
| HAY AC | 13,266 |
| HAY TONS | 16,635 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,734 |
| Number of chickens | 8,088 |
| Number of ducks | 71 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 541 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 125 |
| Number of geese | 240 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 400 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,218 |
| Number of milk cows | 5,667 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 668 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,782 |
| Number of other fowl | 115 |
| Number of oxen | 75 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 145 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 120 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 165 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 191 |
| Number of sheep | 958 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,121 |
| Number of swine | 1,520 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,619 |
| Number of turkeys | 139 |
| OAT AC | 1,759 |
| OAT BU | 46,845 |
| PEA BU | 477 |
| POT AC | 357 |
| POT BU | 58,427 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 793,576 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,542 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,140 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 238,830 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 16,635 |
| WHT AC | 335 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,625 |
Other recorded variables (72 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 145 |
| A 11 50 | 120 |
| A 201 PL | 47 |
| A 51 100 | 165 |
| BEN BU | 655 |
| BUTTER LB | 238,830 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,734 |
| CHEESE LB | 793,576 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 987 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,162 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,149 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,542 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 400 |
| DUCKS | 71 |
| FAMILIES | 803 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,140 |
| FRN CA | 1,074 |
| GEESE | 240 |
| GRA BU | 21 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,088 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,218 |
| HOUSES | 767 |
| HOUSES B | 53 |
| HOUSES CON | 7 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 66 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 93 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 100 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 704 |
| HOUSES S | 22 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 384 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 17 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 58 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 42 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 55 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 23 |
| HOUSES W | 689 |
| INF 11 A | 191 |
| MD FEM | 721 |
| MD MALE | 730 |
| MD TOT | 1,451 |
| MILK COWS | 5,667 |
| NAME CD | Brome |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 125 |
| OC P | 541 |
| OC TOT | 668 |
| OTHER FOWL | 115 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,782 |
| OTHERS | 2,701 |
| SHEEP | 958 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,121 |
| SILOS | 461 |
| SUP AM | 36,655 |
| SUP FOR | 18,639 |
| SUP JV | 295 |
| SUP PAT | 20,898 |
| SUP SC | 15,462 |
| SUP TOT | 55,294 |
| SWINE | 1,520 |
| SWINE KS | 1,619 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 781 |
| TUR AC | 23 |
| TUR BU | 7,181 |
| TURKEY | 139 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 14 |
| WID FEM | 113 |
| WID MALE | 62 |
| WID TOT | 175 |
| WORKING OX | 75 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC144003— 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 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). "Brome, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/brome-qc144003-1891/.