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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,358 |
| 1881 | 1,287 |
| 1891 | 1,117 |
| 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 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,117 total population, 572 males, 545 females, 317 married persons, 190 families, 159 married females, 158 married males, 46 widowed persons, 27 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 754 single persons under 18, 395 single males under 18, 359 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,117 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 189 houses, 189 occupied houses, 184 houses of 1 story, 160 houses built of wood, 59 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 43 houses of 4 rooms, 40 houses of 2 rooms, 26 houses of 3 rooms, 23 houses built of stone, 13 houses of 5 rooms, 8 houses under construction, 6 houses built of brick, 5 houses of 2 stories, 5 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 1 room, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 32,104 pounds of homemade butter, 27,844 acres of land in farms, 27,222 bushels of oats, 22,766 acres of improved land in farms, 16,196 bushels of potatoes, 15,747 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,928 acres of farmland under crops, 6,857 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,620 chickens, 5,565 bushels of turnips, 5,078 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,536 bushels of spring wheat, 4,161 bushels of peas, 3,469 tons of hay, 2,757 acres of hay crops, 2,335 bushels of corn, 1,820 acres of oats, 1,667 bushels of winter wheat, 1,537 sheep, 1,355 bushels of buckwheat, 1,232 milk cows, 1,089 other cattle, 1,045 sheep slaughtered or sold, 963 bushels of rye, 741 acres of wheat, 618 swine, 533 bushels of barley, 486 turkeys, 441 cattle killed or sold, 411 geese, 387 horses aged over 3 years, 381 swine slaughtered or sold, 224 ducks, 190 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 178 occupants of farms, 170 acres of potatoes, 158 farm occupants who own their land, 142 horses aged 3 years and under, 91 bushels of beans, 90 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 60 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 58 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 35 acres of barley, 33 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 28 acres of turnips, 20 farm occupants who rent their land, 14 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON084003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123003_1911_1921— 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/.