Burgess N, Ontario (1891 census)
Burgess N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,117. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.790°N, 76.285°W.
Population
In 1891, Burgess N had a population of 1,117: 572 male and 545 female residents. Population density was 16.1 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Burgess N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 163 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 190 |
| Number of families | 190 |
| Number of females | 545 |
| Number of males | 572 |
| Number of married females | 159 |
| Number of married males | 158 |
| Number of married persons | 317 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| POP F | 545 |
| POP M | 572 |
| POP TOT | 1,117 |
| Total population | 1,117 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 359 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 395 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 754 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,117 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 189 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 6 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 23 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 160 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 184 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 189 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 35 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 15,747 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,078 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,928 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,757 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 22,766 |
| Acres of land in farms | 27,844 |
| Acres of oats | 1,820 |
| Acres of potatoes | 170 |
| Acres of turnips | 28 |
| Acres of wheat | 741 |
| BAR AC | 35 |
| BAR BU | 533 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 533 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 91 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,355 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 190 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,335 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 27,222 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,161 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,196 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 963 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,536 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,565 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,667 |
| BWT BU | 1,355 |
| CRN BU | 2,335 |
| HAY AC | 2,757 |
| HAY TONS | 3,469 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 441 |
| Number of chickens | 5,620 |
| Number of ducks | 224 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 158 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 20 |
| Number of geese | 411 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 142 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 387 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,232 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 178 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,089 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 60 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 13 |
| Number of sheep | 1,537 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,045 |
| Number of swine | 618 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 381 |
| Number of turkeys | 486 |
| OAT AC | 1,820 |
| OAT BU | 27,222 |
| PEA BU | 4,161 |
| POT AC | 170 |
| POT BU | 16,196 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 90 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,857 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 32,104 |
| RYE BU | 963 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,469 |
| WHT AC | 741 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,667 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,536 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 60 |
| A 11 50 | 14 |
| A 201 PL | 33 |
| A 51 100 | 58 |
| BEN BU | 91 |
| BUTTER LB | 32,104 |
| CATTLE KS | 441 |
| CHEESE LB | 90 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 359 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 395 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 754 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,857 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 142 |
| DUCKS | 224 |
| FAMILIES | 190 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 411 |
| GRA BU | 190 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,620 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 387 |
| HOUSES | 189 |
| HOUSES B | 6 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 43 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 184 |
| HOUSES S | 23 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 59 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 40 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 160 |
| INF 11 A | 13 |
| MD FEM | 159 |
| MD MALE | 158 |
| MD TOT | 317 |
| MILK COWS | 1,232 |
| NAME CD | Lanark, South—Sud |
| OC F | 20 |
| OC P | 158 |
| OC TOT | 178 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,089 |
| OTHERS | 1,117 |
| SHEEP | 1,537 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,045 |
| SUP AM | 22,766 |
| SUP FOR | 5,078 |
| SUP PAT | 15,747 |
| SUP SC | 6,928 |
| SUP TOT | 27,844 |
| SWINE | 618 |
| SWINE KS | 381 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 189 |
| TUR AC | 28 |
| TUR BU | 5,565 |
| TURKEY | 486 |
| WID FEM | 27 |
| WID MALE | 19 |
| WID TOT | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON084003— 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 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). "Burgess N, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/burgess-n-on084003-1891/.