Burford, Ontario (1891 census)
Burford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,939. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.082°N, 80.489°W.
Population
In 1891, Burford had a population of 4,939: 2,540 male and 2,399 female residents. Population density was 43.5 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Burford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 180 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 1,096 |
| Number of families | 1,096 |
| Number of females | 2,399 |
| Number of males | 2,540 |
| Number of married females | 930 |
| Number of married males | 932 |
| Number of married persons | 1,862 |
| Number of widowed females | 145 |
| Number of widowed males | 80 |
| Number of widowed persons | 225 |
| POP F | 2,399 |
| POP M | 2,540 |
| POP TOT | 4,939 |
| Total population | 4,939 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,324 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,528 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,852 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,936 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 19 |
| Number of houses | 1,067 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 179 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 8 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 880 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 616 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 143 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 450 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 100 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 112 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 594 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,086 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 66 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4,054 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,703 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 10,749 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,980 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 43,597 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,770 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 56,049 |
| Acres of land in farms | 67,029 |
| Acres of oats | 5,875 |
| Acres of potatoes | 659 |
| Acres of turnips | 709 |
| Acres of wheat | 6,255 |
| BAR AC | 4,054 |
| BAR BU | 85,374 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 85,374 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 607 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,697 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 711 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 93,455 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 133,914 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 43,085 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 57,714 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 5,760 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,401 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 258,840 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 112,590 |
| BWT BU | 5,697 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 300 |
| CRN BU | 93,455 |
| HAY AC | 8,770 |
| HAY TONS | 14,936 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,138 |
| Number of chickens | 29,794 |
| Number of ducks | 691 |
| Number of employees on farms | 9 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 705 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 253 |
| Number of geese | 1,226 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 825 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 2,147 |
| Number of milk cows | 3,561 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 967 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,811 |
| Number of other fowl | 237 |
| Number of oxen | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 178 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 207 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 276 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 280 |
| Number of sheep | 2,905 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,422 |
| Number of swine | 5,060 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 6,057 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,692 |
| OAT AC | 5,875 |
| OAT BU | 133,914 |
| PEA BU | 43,085 |
| POT AC | 659 |
| POT BU | 57,714 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 191 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 9,105 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,074 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 235,169 |
| RYE BU | 5,760 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 14,936 |
| WHT AC | 6,255 |
| WHT FALL BU | 112,590 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,401 |
Other recorded variables (72 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 178 |
| A 11 50 | 207 |
| A 201 PL | 26 |
| A 51 100 | 276 |
| BEN BU | 607 |
| BUTTER LB | 235,169 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,138 |
| CHEESE LB | 191 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,324 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,528 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,852 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 9,105 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 825 |
| DUCKS | 691 |
| FAMILIES | 1,096 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,074 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| GEESE | 1,226 |
| GRA BU | 711 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 29,794 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 2,147 |
| HOUSES | 1,067 |
| HOUSES B | 179 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 143 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 112 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 100 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 616 |
| HOUSES S | 8 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 594 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 21 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 66 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 27 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 450 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 66 |
| HOUSES W | 880 |
| INF 11 A | 280 |
| MD FEM | 930 |
| MD MALE | 932 |
| MD TOT | 1,862 |
| MILK COWS | 3,561 |
| NAME CD | Oxford, South—Sud |
| OC E | 9 |
| OC F | 253 |
| OC P | 705 |
| OC TOT | 967 |
| OTHER FOWL | 237 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,811 |
| OTHERS | 4,936 |
| SHEEP | 2,905 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,422 |
| SILOS | 300 |
| SUP AM | 56,049 |
| SUP FOR | 10,980 |
| SUP JV | 1,703 |
| SUP PAT | 10,749 |
| SUP SC | 43,597 |
| SUP TOT | 67,029 |
| SWINE | 5,060 |
| SWINE KS | 6,057 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,086 |
| TUR AC | 709 |
| TUR BU | 258,840 |
| TURKEY | 1,692 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 19 |
| WID FEM | 145 |
| WID MALE | 80 |
| WID TOT | 225 |
| WORKING OX | 48 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON106001— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/burford-on106001-1891/.