Brompton, Quebec (1871 census)
Brompton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 856. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.505°N, 72.051°W.
Population
In 1871, Brompton had a population of 856: 476 male and 380 female residents. Population density was 12.2 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).
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Brompton and Gore, 1861 (71.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Brompton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 152 |
| Number of females | 380 |
| Number of males | 476 |
| Number of married females | 143 |
| Number of married males | 142 |
| Number of married persons | 285 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| Total population | 856 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 225 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 327 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 552 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 152 |
| Number of occupied houses | 152 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 108 |
| BWT BU | 2,606 |
| CRN BU | 1,134 |
| HAY AC | 1,119 |
| HAY TONS | 1,125 |
| OAT BU | 7,351 |
| PEA BU | 113 |
| POT AC | 62 |
| POT BU | 13,268 |
| RYE BU | 48 |
| Total area (acres) | 41,440 |
| WHT SP BU | 389 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 34 |
| AREA | 41,440 |
| BEN BU | 113 |
| CD | 138 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 152 |
| FEMALE | 380 |
| GRA BU | 16 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 152 |
| INHABITED | 152 |
| MALE | 476 |
| MARRIED F | 143 |
| MARRIED M | 142 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 285 |
| POPULATION | 856 |
| ROOT BU | 344 |
| SINGLE F | 225 |
| SINGLE M | 327 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 552 |
| TUR BU | 934 |
| WIDOWED F | 12 |
| WIDOWED M | 7 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC138001— 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 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). "Brompton, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/brompton-qc138001-1871/.