Bastard & Burgess, Ontario (1921 census)
Bastard & Burgess was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,523. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.690°N, 76.139°W.
Population
In 1921, Bastard & Burgess had a population of 2,523: 1,317 male and 1,206 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | — |
| 1911 | 2,698 |
| 1921 | 2,523 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Bastard & Burgess shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,523 total population, 1,317 males in the population, 1,206 females in the population, 1,160 males born in Canada, 1,097 females born in Canada, 140 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 94 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 17 males born outside the British Empire, 15 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,307 persons of British origin (Irish), 982 persons of British origin (English), 108 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 53 persons of French origin, 26 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of German origin. 8 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,169 Methodists, 744 Anglicans (Church of England), 291 Baptists, 237 Roman Catholics, 58 Presbyterians, 33 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 14 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 7 Jews, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON124001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON124001_1911— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bastard-burgess-on124001-1921/.