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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260971. 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 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 4,126 total population, 2,125 males in the population, 2,001 females in the population, 1,892 males born in Canada, 1,797 females born in Canada, 196 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 161 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 43 females born outside the British Empire, 37 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,252 persons of British origin (English), 620 persons of British origin (Irish), 607 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 308 persons of Dutch origin, 141 persons of German origin, 70 persons of French origin, 38 persons of British origin (other), 25 persons of other European origin, 11 persons of Scandinavian origin, 8 persons of Austrian origin, 4 persons of Italian origin. 26 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). 16 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: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 2,075 Methodists, 978 Anglicans (Church of England), 385 Baptists, 351 Presbyterians, 199 Congregationalists, 85 Roman Catholics, 28 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 8 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 8 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 5 Brethren, 3 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON103002— 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 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/.