Bastard & Burgess, Ontario (1871 census)
Bastard & Burgess was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,540. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.690°N, 76.139°W.
Population
In 1871, Bastard & Burgess had a population of 3,540: 1,743 male and 1,797 female residents. Population density was 28.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,540 |
| 1881 | 3,500 |
| 1891 | 3,319 |
| 1901 | 3,006 |
| 1911 | 2,698 |
| 1921 | 2,523 |
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 contained Bastard, 1861 (82.0% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Burgess, 1861 (18.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Bastard & Burgess shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 665 |
| Number of females | 1,797 |
| Number of males | 1,743 |
| Number of married females | 592 |
| Number of married males | 590 |
| Number of married persons | 1,182 |
| Number of widowed females | 73 |
| Number of widowed males | 46 |
| Number of widowed persons | 119 |
| Total population | 3,540 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,132 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,107 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,239 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 665 |
| Number of occupied houses | 665 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 9,221 |
| BWT BU | 3,604 |
| CRN BU | 9,455 |
| HAY AC | 7,713 |
| HAY TONS | 7,803 |
| OAT BU | 50,567 |
| PEA BU | 9,012 |
| POT AC | 664 |
| POT BU | 64,067 |
| RYE BU | 9,531 |
| Total area (acres) | 71,580 |
| WHT SP BU | 23,461 |
| WHT WTR BU | 4,484 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,761 |
| AREA | 71,580 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 204 |
| CD | 67 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 665 |
| FEMALE | 1,797 |
| GRA BU | 288 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 665 |
| INHABITED | 665 |
| MALE | 1,743 |
| MARRIED F | 592 |
| MARRIED M | 590 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,182 |
| POPULATION | 3,540 |
| ROOT BU | 1,944 |
| SINGLE F | 1,132 |
| SINGLE M | 1,107 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,239 |
| TUR BU | 3,651 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 73 |
| WIDOWED M | 46 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 119 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON067009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON124001— 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). "Bastard & Burgess, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bastard-burgess-on067009-1871/.