Burgess N, Ontario (1871 census)
Burgess N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,358. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.790°N, 76.285°W.
Population
In 1871, Burgess N had a population of 1,358: 674 male and 684 female residents. Population density was 19.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,110 |
| 1861 | 1,312 |
| 1871 | 1,358 |
| 1881 | 1,287 |
| 1891 | 1,117 |
| 1901 | 952 |
| 1911 | 752 |
| 1921 | 660 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Burgess N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 216 |
| Number of females | 684 |
| Number of males | 674 |
| Number of married females | 179 |
| Number of married males | 181 |
| Number of married persons | 360 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| Total population | 1,358 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 474 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 478 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 952 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 215 |
| Number of occupied houses | 216 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 632 |
| BWT BU | 309 |
| CRN BU | 204 |
| HAY AC | 2,463 |
| HAY TONS | 1,943 |
| OAT BU | 14,961 |
| PEA BU | 2,054 |
| POT AC | 257 |
| POT BU | 13,360 |
| RYE BU | 725 |
| Total area (acres) | 39,200 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,287 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,182 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 690 |
| AREA | 39,200 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 21 |
| CD | 79 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 216 |
| FEMALE | 684 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 216 |
| INHABITED | 215 |
| MALE | 674 |
| MARRIED F | 179 |
| MARRIED M | 181 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 360 |
| POPULATION | 1,358 |
| ROOT BU | 586 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 474 |
| SINGLE M | 478 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 952 |
| TUR BU | 26 |
| UNINHABITED | 17 |
| WIDOWED F | 31 |
| WIDOWED M | 15 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON079004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123003— 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 1871 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). "Burgess N, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/burgess-n-on079004-1871/.