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 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Burgess N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,287 total population, 657 males, 630 females, 334 married persons, 225 families, 168 married females, 166 married males, 50 widowed persons, 30 widowed females, 20 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 903 single persons under 18, 471 single males under 18, 432 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 214 inhabited houses, 214 occupied houses, 4 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 34,325 bushels of oats, 21,780 bushels of potatoes, 8,349 bushels of rye, 4,270 bushels of peas and beans, 3,751 bushels of other root crops, 2,476 bushels of spring wheat, 2,392 tons of hay, 1,787 bushels of corn, 1,760 acres of hay crops, 1,690 bushels of buckwheat, 1,553 bushels of winter wheat, 980 bushels of barley, 822 bushels of turnips, 541 acres of wheat, 162 acres of potatoes, 38 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,287 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON111006— 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 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/.