Burford, Ontario (1871 census)
Burford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,543. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.082°N, 80.489°W.
Population
In 1871, Burford had a population of 5,543: 2,818 male and 2,725 female residents. Population density was 48.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,433 |
| 1861 | 5,599 |
| 1871 | 5,543 |
| 1881 | 5,466 |
| 1891 | 4,939 |
| 1901 | 4,512 |
| 1911 | 4,133 |
| 1921 | 4,126 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Burford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 1,095 |
| Number of females | 2,725 |
| Number of males | 2,818 |
| Number of married females | 965 |
| Number of married males | 969 |
| Number of married persons | 1,934 |
| Number of widowed females | 107 |
| Number of widowed males | 69 |
| Number of widowed persons | 176 |
| Total population | 5,543 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,653 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,780 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,433 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,085 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,092 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 40,243 |
| BWT BU | 5,911 |
| CRN BU | 43,127 |
| HAY AC | 6,836 |
| HAY TONS | 8,297 |
| OAT BU | 81,031 |
| PEA BU | 36,848 |
| POT AC | 747 |
| POT BU | 82,688 |
| RYE BU | 2,055 |
| Total area (acres) | 68,540 |
| WHT SP BU | 13,780 |
| WHT WTR BU | 57,833 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 6,880 |
| AREA | 68,540 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 1,027 |
| CD | 15 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 1,095 |
| FEMALE | 2,725 |
| GRA BU | 1,035 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 1,092 |
| INHABITED | 1,085 |
| MALE | 2,818 |
| MARRIED F | 965 |
| MARRIED M | 969 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,934 |
| POPULATION | 5,543 |
| ROOT BU | 16,875 |
| SHANTIES | 7 |
| SINGLE F | 1,653 |
| SINGLE M | 1,780 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,433 |
| TUR BU | 56,211 |
| UNINHABITED | 10 |
| WIDOWED F | 107 |
| WIDOWED M | 69 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 176 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON015001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON103002— 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). "Burford, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/burford-on015001-1871/.