Burgess, Ontario (1851 census)
Burgess was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 276. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.750°N, 76.203°W.
Population
In 1851, Burgess had a population of 276: 140 male and 136 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 276 |
| 1861 | 342 |
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 114 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 276 total population, 140 males, Male members of the family who are present: 139, 136 females, Female members of the family who are present: 132, 93 single males, 88 single females, 47 married females, 46 families, 46 married males, 17 males attending school, 7 females attending school, Male members of the family who are present: 5, Females present who are not members of the family: 4, Males present who are not members of the family: 1, 1 widowed females, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 21 married females aged 20 to 30, 21 single females aged 10 to 15, 21 single males aged 15 to 20, 18 females aged 5 to 10, 17 married males aged 20 to 30, 16 single males aged 10 to 15, 15 males aged 5 to 10, 14 married males aged 30 to 40, 14 single females aged 15 to 20, 13 single males aged 20 to 30, 10 females aged 2 to 3, 9 married females aged 30 to 40, 8 married females aged 40 to 50, 8 married females aged 50 to 60, 8 married males aged 50 to 60, 7 males aged 1 to 2, 7 males under age 1, 5 females aged 1 to 2, 5 females aged 4 to 5, 5 single females aged 20 to 30, 4 females age 3 to 4, 4 females under age 1, 4 males aged 2 to 3, 4 males aged 3 to 4, 3 males aged 4 to 5, 3 married males aged 40 to 50, 3 married males aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 152 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 110 persons originating in Ireland, 5 persons originating in Scotland, 4 French Canadians, 3 persons originating in England or Wales, 2 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 5,250 pounds of homemade butter, 5,072 acres of land in farms, 3,820 bushels of potatoes, 3,724 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,486 bushels of wheat, 1,830 bushels of oats, 1,348 acres of farmland under cultivation, 878 acres of farmland under crops, 699 pounds of wool produced on farms, 666 pounds of maple sugar, 469 acres of farmland in pasture, 320 sheep, 316 bushels of corn, 253 swine, 231 acres of wheat, 230 tons of hay, 142 bushels of peas, 116 acres of oats, 106 bulls, oxen, or steers, 98 milk cows, 90 barrels of pork, 85 calves and heifers, 70 bushels of turnips, 53 acres of potatoes, 47 occupants of farms, 42 bushels of buckwheat, 36 bushels of rye, 33 horses, 20 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 19 acres of corn, 14 acres of peas, 12 barrels of beef, 11 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 11 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 4 bushels of beans, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 acres of rye, 2 acres of buckwheat, 1 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1 acres of turnips, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 336 yards of flannel, 181 yards of fulled cloth. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 6 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 8 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON020002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON083003— 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-on020002-1851/.