Burgess N, Ontario (1881 census)
Burgess N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,287. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.790°N, 76.285°W.
Population
In 1881, Burgess N had a population of 1,287: 657 male and 630 female residents. Population density was 18.5 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Burgess N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 225 |
| Number of families | 225 |
| Number of females | 630 |
| Number of males | 657 |
| Number of married females | 168 |
| Number of married males | 166 |
| Number of married persons | 334 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 50 |
| POP TOT | 1,287 |
| Total population | 1,287 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 432 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 471 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 903 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 214 |
| Number of occupied houses | 214 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,760 |
| Acres of potatoes | 162 |
| Acres of wheat | 541 |
| BAR BU | 980 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 980 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,690 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,787 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 34,325 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,751 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 4,270 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,780 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 8,349 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,476 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 822 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,553 |
| BWT BU | 1,690 |
| CRN BU | 1,787 |
| HAY AC | 1,760 |
| HAY TONS | 2,392 |
| OAT BU | 34,325 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 4,270 |
| POT AC | 162 |
| POT BU | 21,780 |
| RYE BU | 8,349 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,392 |
| WHT AC | 541 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,476 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,553 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 432 |
| C UNMD M | 471 |
| C UNMD TOT | 903 |
| D OCC | 214 |
| FEMALE | 630 |
| GRA BU | 38 |
| H INHAB | 214 |
| H UNINH | 4 |
| MALE | 657 |
| MD F | 168 |
| MD M | 166 |
| MD TOT | 334 |
| NUMBER CD | 111 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,751 |
| TUR BU | 822 |
| WID F | 30 |
| WID M | 20 |
| WID TOT | 50 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON111006— 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 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). "Burgess N, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/burgess-n-on111006-1881/.