Burgess, Ontario (1851 census)
Burgess was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,110. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.790°N, 76.285°W.
Population
In 1851, Burgess had a population of 1,110: 581 male and 529 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,110 |
| 1861 | 1,312 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Burgess shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 149 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,110 total population, 581 males, 529 females, Male members of the family who are present: 527, Female members of the family who are present: 503, 403 single males, 357 single females, 173 families, 166 married males, 161 married females, 74 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 54, 49 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 26, 21 male births, 14 female births, 12 widowed males, 11 widowed females, Male members of the family who are present: 10, Female members of the family who are absent: 4, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 97 males aged 5 to 10, 83 single males aged 10 to 15, 82 females aged 5 to 10, 69 single females aged 10 to 15, 65 single females aged 15 to 20, 55 married males aged 30 to 40, 51 married females aged 30 to 40, 49 married females aged 20 to 30, 49 single males aged 15 to 20, 49 single males aged 20 to 30, 43 married males aged 40 to 50, 30 single females aged 20 to 30, 29 males under age 1, 28 married females aged 40 to 50, 26 males aged 4 to 5, 26 married males aged 20 to 30, 22 females age 3 to 4, 22 females aged 1 to 2, 22 males aged 1 to 2, 21 married males aged 60 to 70, 20 females under age 1, 19 females aged 2 to 3, 19 married females aged 50 to 60, 18 females aged 4 to 5, 18 males aged 3 to 4, 17 males aged 2 to 3, 17 married males aged 50 to 60, 9 married females aged 60 to 70, 8 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 males of unknown age, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 575 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 373 persons originating in Ireland, 120 persons originating in Scotland, 20 persons originating in England or Wales, 8 French Canadians, 5 persons originating in the United States, 4 persons originating in Switzerland, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 25,123 pounds of homemade butter, 18,603 acres of land in farms, 14,166 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,883 bushels of oats, 10,630 bushels of potatoes, 5,878 bushels of wheat, 4,437 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,588 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,239 acres of farmland under crops, 2,187 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,178 pounds of maple sugar, 1,574 bushels of peas, 960 sheep, 778 tons of hay, 617 bushels of corn, 568 acres of oats, 555 bushels of turnips, 460 milk cows, 450 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 444 swine, 436 acres of wheat, 403 calves and heifers, 273 bushels of rye, 233 barrels of pork, 227 horses, 217 bushels of barley, 185 bulls, oxen, or steers, 160 barrels of beef, 158 acres of potatoes, 149 occupants of farms, 114 acres of peas, 89 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 52 bushels of buckwheat, 30 acres of corn, 27 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 25 acres of rye, 24 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 14 bushels of carrots, 12 acres of barley, 11 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 10 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 pounds of hops, 5 acres of turnips, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 acres of buckwheat, 1 bushels of beans, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1,198 yards of flannel, 355 yards of fulled cloth, 20 employees in grist mills, 7 employees in saw mills, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, 2 saw mills reporting annual production, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills powered by water. 200,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 9 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON019003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON082003— 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 1851 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, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/burgess-on019003-1851/.