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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260971. 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 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 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 5,543 total population, 2,818 males, 2,725 females, 1,934 married persons, 1,095 families, 969 married males, 965 married females, 176 widowed persons, 107 widowed females, 69 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 3,433 single persons under 18, 1,780 single males under 18, 1,653 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 1,092 occupied houses, 1,085 inhabited houses, 10 uninhabited houses, 7 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 68,540 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Wilmot Deloui Matthews | 1850–1919 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON015001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON103002_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260971
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/.