Burgess, Ontario (1851 census)
Burgess was a census subdivision in Leeds County, 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 density was 12.3 people per square mile.
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 237 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 8 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 46 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 132 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 4 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 139 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 5 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 1 |
| Number of families | 46 |
| Number of females | 136 |
| Number of females attending school | 7 |
| Number of males | 140 |
| Number of males attending school | 17 |
| Number of married females | 47 |
| Number of married males | 46 |
| Number of single females | 88 |
| Number of single males | 93 |
| Number of widowed females | 1 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| POP | 276 |
| POP FX N.1 | 136 |
| POP MX N.1 | 140 |
| POP XX N.1 | 276 |
| Total population | 276 |
Age structure (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 4 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 5 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 10 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 5 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 18 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 4 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 7 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 4 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 4 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 3 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 15 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 7 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 21 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 9 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 8 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 8 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 17 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 14 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 8 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 3 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 21 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 14 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 5 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 16 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 21 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 13 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 4 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 152 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 110 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 5 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 2 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of buckwheat | 2 |
| Acres of corn | 19 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 469 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,724 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 878 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 1,348 |
| Acres of land in farms | 5,072 |
| Acres of oats | 116 |
| Acres of peas | 14 |
| Acres of potatoes | 53 |
| Acres of rye | 3 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 231 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 12 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 90 |
| BEEF BAR | 12 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 316 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,830 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 142 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,820 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 2,486 |
| BWT AC | 2 |
| BWT BU | 42 |
| CRN AC | 19 |
| CRN BU | 316 |
| HAY TONS | 230 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 106 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 85 |
| Number of horses | 33 |
| Number of milk cows | 98 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 320 |
| Number of swine | 253 |
| OAT AC | 116 |
| OAT BU | 1,830 |
| PEA AC | 14 |
| PEA BU | 142 |
| PORK BAR | 90 |
| POT AC | 53 |
| POT BU | 3,820 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,250 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 666 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 699 |
| RYE AC | 3 |
| RYE BU | 36 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 230 |
| WHT AC | 231 |
| WHT BU | 2,486 |
| WOOL LBS | 699 |
Manufacturing & industry (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 336 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 181 |
Fisheries (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of cured fish produced in the past year | 6 |
Deaths & mortality (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 females of all ages | 4 |
| 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 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 4 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 8 |
Other recorded variables (100 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 5,250 |
| BEN BU | 4 |
| BOV | 106 |
| C F BAR | 6 |
| C H | 85 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 140 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 136 |
| C03 TOTAL | 276 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 139 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 132 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 1 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 4 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 5 |
| C126 MD MALE | 46 |
| C127 S MALE | 93 |
| C128 WID MALE | 1 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 140 |
| C130 MD FEM | 47 |
| C131 S FEM | 88 |
| C132 WID FEM | 1 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 136 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 276 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 4 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 4 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 8 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 7 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 17 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 7 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 4 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 7 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 5 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 1 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 4 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 10 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 4 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 4 |
| C28 DEATHS UNDER 4 M | 1 |
| C29 DEATHS UNDER 4 F | 1 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 3 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 5 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 15 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 18 |
| C36 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 1 |
| C37 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 1 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 16 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 21 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 21 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 14 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 17 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 13 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 21 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 5 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 14 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 2 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 9 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 3 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 8 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 1 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 8 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 1 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 8 |
| C80 BTWN 50 AND 60 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 3 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 1 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 1 |
| C89 BTWN 60 AND 70 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 1 |
| C96 BTWN 70 AND 80 M DEATHS | 1 |
| CD NAME | Leeds |
| CROP | 878 |
| CULT | 1,348 |
| ENG WLS | 3 |
| FC YRDS | 181 |
| FLAN YRDS | 336 |
| FREN ORIG | 4 |
| GARDEN | 1 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HELD | 5,072 |
| HORSE | 33 |
| IRE | 110 |
| LINE NO | 178 |
| M COWS | 98 |
| MPLS LBS | 666 |
| NOT FRN | 152 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 11 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 20 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 11 |
| O OVR 200 | 1 |
| O UNDR 10 | 4 |
| PASTURE | 469 |
| SCOT | 5 |
| SHEEP | 320 |
| SWINE | 253 |
| TOT O | 47 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 70 |
| US | 2 |
| WOOD | 3,724 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON020002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON083003_1851— 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/.