Bastard & Burgess, South—Sud, Ontario (1881 census)
Bastard & Burgess, South—Sud was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,500. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.690°N, 76.139°W.
Population
In 1881, Bastard & Burgess, South—Sud had a population of 3,500: 1,720 male and 1,780 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,540 |
| 1881 | 3,500 |
| 1891 | 3,319 |
| 1901 | 3,006 |
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, Bastard & Burgess, South—Sud shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 715 |
| Number of families | 715 |
| Number of females | 1,780 |
| Number of males | 1,720 |
| Number of married females | 590 |
| Number of married males | 587 |
| Number of married persons | 1,177 |
| Number of widowed females | 112 |
| Number of widowed males | 43 |
| Number of widowed persons | 155 |
| POP TOT | 3,500 |
| Total population | 3,500 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,078 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,090 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,168 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 708 |
| Number of occupied houses | 708 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 7,190 |
| Acres of potatoes | 556 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,227 |
| BAR BU | 7,666 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 7,666 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,756 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 313 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 22,382 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 86,463 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 10,820 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 8,906 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 60,991 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 25,748 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,914 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,926 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 9,048 |
| BWT BU | 5,756 |
| CRN BU | 22,382 |
| HAY AC | 7,190 |
| HAY TONS | 7,616 |
| OAT BU | 86,463 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 8,906 |
| POT AC | 556 |
| POT BU | 60,991 |
| RYE BU | 25,748 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,616 |
| WHT AC | 2,227 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,914 |
| WHT WTR BU | 9,048 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,078 |
| C UNMD M | 1,090 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,168 |
| D OCC | 708 |
| FEMALE | 1,780 |
| GRA BU | 313 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 708 |
| H UNINH | 26 |
| MALE | 1,720 |
| MD F | 590 |
| MD M | 587 |
| MD TOT | 1,177 |
| NUMBER CD | 110 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 10,820 |
| TUR BU | 9,926 |
| WID F | 112 |
| WID M | 43 |
| WID TOT | 155 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON083002_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). "Bastard & Burgess, South—Sud, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bastard-burgess-south-sud-on110007-1881/.