Brome, Quebec (1861–1891)
Brome was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in 4 censuses between 1861 and 1891. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q28161378, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Historical lineage
Descendant places
- later split into Knowlton, VL in 1901
- later split into Brome in 1901
- later split into Brome, Village in 1901
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,136 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 3,492 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 4,047 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 3,775 | View 1891 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people connected to this place across the 1851–1921 period, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry; the connection tag indicates whether the documented event was a birth, death, or burial at this place.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Holland Knowlton | 1787–1863 | died here |
| Stephen Sewell Foster | 1792–1868 | died here |
| Christopher Dunkin | 1812–1881 | died here |
| Edmund Leavens Chandler | 1829–1880 | died here |
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC144003— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q28161378
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.