Burford, Ontario (1921 census)
Burford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 4,126. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.082°N, 80.489°W.
Population
In 1921, Burford had a population of 4,126: 2,125 male and 2,001 female residents. Population density was 36.4 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Burford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 2,001 |
| POP M | 2,125 |
| POP TOT | 4,126 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 978 |
| BAPTISTS | 385 |
| BRETHREN | 5 |
| BRIT BORN F | 161 |
| BRIT BORN M | 196 |
| BRIT ENG | 2,252 |
| BRIT IRISH | 620 |
| BRIT OTHER | 38 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 607 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,797 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,892 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 199 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 8 |
| EUR DUTCH | 308 |
| EUR FRENCH | 70 |
| EUR GERMAN | 141 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 4 |
| EUR OTHER | 25 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 11 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 43 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 37 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 8 |
| INDIAN | 26 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 2,075 |
| MORMONS | 8 |
| NEGRO | 16 |
| OTHER SECTS | 28 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 351 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 85 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON103002— 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 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). "Burford, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/burford-on103002-1921/.