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 density was 20.3 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).
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,206 |
| POP M | 1,317 |
| POP TOT | 2,523 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 744 |
| BAPTISTS | 291 |
| BRIT BORN F | 94 |
| BRIT BORN M | 140 |
| BRIT ENG | 982 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,307 |
| BRIT OTHER | 4 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 108 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,097 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,160 |
| EUR DUTCH | 26 |
| EUR FRENCH | 53 |
| EUR GERMAN | 2 |
| EUR HEBREW | 8 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 15 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 17 |
| JEWS | 7 |
| METHODISTS | 1,169 |
| OTHER SECTS | 14 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 58 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 237 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON124001— 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 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/.