Brompton, Quebec (1881 census)
Brompton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,425. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.505°N, 72.051°W.
Population
In 1881, Brompton had a population of 1,425: 741 male and 684 female residents. Population density was 20.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 856 |
| 1881 | 1,425 |
| 1891 | 1,766 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Brompton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 278 |
| Number of families | 278 |
| Number of females | 684 |
| Number of males | 741 |
| Number of married females | 242 |
| Number of married males | 243 |
| Number of married persons | 485 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| POP TOT | 1,425 |
| Total population | 1,425 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 427 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 486 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 913 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 241 |
| Number of occupied houses | 242 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,257 |
| Acres of potatoes | 117 |
| Acres of wheat | 103 |
| BAR BU | 961 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 961 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,099 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 41 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 859 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,060 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 357 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 368 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,584 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,351 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,325 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 12 |
| BWT BU | 3,099 |
| CRN BU | 859 |
| HAY AC | 2,257 |
| HAY TONS | 2,437 |
| OAT BU | 15,060 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 368 |
| POT AC | 117 |
| POT BU | 9,584 |
| RYE BU | 60 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,437 |
| WHT AC | 103 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,351 |
| WHT WTR BU | 12 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 427 |
| C UNMD M | 486 |
| C UNMD TOT | 913 |
| D OCC | 242 |
| FEMALE | 684 |
| GRA BU | 41 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 241 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 741 |
| MD F | 242 |
| MD M | 243 |
| MD TOT | 485 |
| NUMBER CD | 53 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 357 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 4,325 |
| WID F | 15 |
| WID M | 12 |
| WID TOT | 27 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC053010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC182001_1871— 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 1881 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). "Brompton, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/brompton-qc053010-1881/.