Burford, Ontario (1881 census)
Burford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,466. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.082°N, 80.489°W.
Population
In 1881, Burford had a population of 5,466: 2,819 male and 2,647 female residents. Population density was 48.2 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Burford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,130 |
| Number of families | 1,130 |
| Number of females | 2,647 |
| Number of males | 2,819 |
| Number of married females | 965 |
| Number of married males | 973 |
| Number of married persons | 1,938 |
| Number of widowed females | 141 |
| Number of widowed males | 62 |
| Number of widowed persons | 203 |
| POP TOT | 5,466 |
| Total population | 5,466 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,541 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,784 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,325 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,118 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,119 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,086 |
| Acres of potatoes | 373 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,502 |
| BAR BU | 14,617 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 14,617 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,949 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 445 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 41,722 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 72,569 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 7,966 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 12,427 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,493 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 778 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,423 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 36,600 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 55,502 |
| BWT BU | 2,949 |
| CRN BU | 41,722 |
| HAY AC | 3,086 |
| HAY TONS | 3,937 |
| OAT BU | 72,569 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 12,427 |
| POT AC | 373 |
| POT BU | 26,493 |
| RYE BU | 778 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,937 |
| WHT AC | 3,502 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,423 |
| WHT WTR BU | 55,502 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,541 |
| C UNMD M | 1,784 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,325 |
| D OCC | 1,119 |
| FEMALE | 2,647 |
| GRA BU | 445 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 1,118 |
| H UNINH | 32 |
| MALE | 2,819 |
| MD F | 965 |
| MD M | 973 |
| MD TOT | 1,938 |
| NUMBER CD | 159 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 7,966 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 36,600 |
| WID F | 141 |
| WID M | 62 |
| WID TOT | 203 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON159002— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/burford-on159002-1881/.