Burford, Ontario (1911 census)
Burford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,133. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260971. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.082°N, 80.489°W.
Population
In 1911, Burford had a population of 4,133: 2,119 male and 2,014 female residents. Population density was 39.3 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Burford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 67,328 area in acres, 4,133 total population, 2,119 males in the population, 2,014 females in the population, 1,134 single (never-married) males, 978 single (never-married) females, 923 families, 902 married males, 884 married females, 145 widowed females, 105.20 area in square miles, 75 widowed males, 39.29 population per square mile, 5 males with marital status not given, 4 females with marital status not given, 3 legally separated females, 2 divorced males, 1 legally separated males. 4,512 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 2,308 persons of British origin (English), 625 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 557 persons of British origin (Irish), 429 persons of German origin, 59 persons of Dutch origin, 49 persons of French origin, 14 persons of British origin (other), 13 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 1 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. 13 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 2 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,952 Methodists, 884 Anglicans (Church of England), 486 Baptists, 353 Congregationalists, 312 Presbyterians, 67 Roman Catholics, 61 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 37 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 9 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 9 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 5 Friends (Quakers), 5 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Jews, 1 Lutherans, 1 Mennonites. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 919 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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 1911, 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:
ON056002— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/burford-on056002-1911/.