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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q28161378. 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 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).
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 Brome, 1901 (91.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Knowlton, VL, 1901 (4.3% 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 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,775 total population, 1,954 males, 1,821 females, 1,451 married persons, 803 families, 730 married males, 721 married females, 175 widowed persons, 113 widowed females, 62 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,149 single persons under 18, 1,162 single males under 18, 987 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,701 persons who are not French Canadian, 1,074 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 781 occupied houses, 767 houses, 704 houses of 1 story, 689 houses built of wood, 384 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 100 houses of 4 rooms, 93 houses of 5 rooms, 66 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 58 houses of 3 rooms, 55 houses of 2 stories, 53 houses built of brick, 42 houses of 2 rooms, 23 uninhabited houses, 22 houses built of stone, 17 houses of over 15 rooms, 14 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 7 houses under construction, 5 houses of 3 stories, 4 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 793,576 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 238,830 pounds of homemade butter, 58,427 bushels of potatoes, 55,294 acres of land in farms, 46,845 bushels of oats, 36,655 acres of improved land in farms, 20,898 acres of farmland in pasture, 18,639 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,635 tons of hay, 15,462 acres of farmland under crops, 15,360 bushels of corn, 13,266 acres of hay crops, 9,856 bushels of barley, 8,088 chickens, 7,181 bushels of turnips, 6,625 bushels of spring wheat, 5,667 milk cows, 3,542 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,782 other cattle, 1,759 acres of oats, 1,734 cattle killed or sold, 1,660 bushels of buckwheat, 1,619 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,520 swine, 1,218 horses aged over 3 years, 1,140 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,121 sheep slaughtered or sold, 958 sheep, 668 occupants of farms, 655 bushels of beans, 541 farm occupants who own their land, 477 bushels of peas, Capacity of silos (tons): 461, 400 horses aged 3 years and under, 398 acres of barley, 357 acres of potatoes, 335 acres of wheat, 295 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 240 geese, 191 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 165 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 145 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 139 turkeys, 125 farm occupants who rent their land, 120 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 115 other fowl, 75 oxen, 71 ducks, 47 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 23 acres of turnips, 21 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC144003— 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 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/.