Burgess, Ontario (1861 census)
Burgess was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,312. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.790°N, 76.285°W.
Population
In 1861, Burgess had a population of 1,312: 674 male and 638 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 1861
In the 1861 census, Burgess shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,312 total population, 674 males, 638 females, Male members of the family who are present: 629, Female members of the family who are present: 604, 451 single males, 424 single females, 204 married males, 198 married females, 115 males attending school, 93 females attending school, 75 adult females unable to read or write, 63 adult males unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 45, Females present who are not members of the family: 34, 32 female births, 26 male births, 19 widowed males, 16 widowed females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 101 males aged 5 to 10, 92 females aged 5 to 10, 82 single males aged 10 to 15, 81 single females aged 10 to 15, 76 single males aged 15 to 20, 67 single females aged 15 to 20, 65 married females aged 20 to 30, 60 single males aged 20 to 30, 54 married males aged 30 to 40, 51 married females aged 30 to 40, 49 married males aged 20 to 30, 43 married males aged 40 to 50, 38 married females aged 40 to 50, 30 married males aged 50 to 60, 29 males aged 4 to 5, 28 females aged 1 to 2, 28 females aged 2 to 3, 27 females aged 4 to 5, 27 males aged 1 to 2, 26 married females aged 50 to 60, 26 single females aged 20 to 30, 25 females age 3 to 4, 21 males aged 3 to 4, 20 males aged 2 to 3, 18 married males aged 60 to 70, 11 married females aged 60 to 70, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 6 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 females of unknown age, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 males of unknown age, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 860 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 352 persons originating in Scotland, 73 persons originating in Ireland, 17 persons originating in England or Wales, 10 persons originating in the United States, 6 negroes or coloured persons, 3 female negroes or coloured persons, 3 male negroes or coloured persons, 2 Indigenous males, 2 Indigenous persons. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $151,451 value farms (dollars), 26,684 bushels of oats, 25,675 bushels of potatoes, 23,506 acres of land in farms, 15,392 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $14,873 value horses aged over 3 years, 14,001 bushels of spring wheat, 12,410 pounds of homemade butter, $11,606 value all livestock, $8,315 value farm implements in dollars, 8,114 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,250 pounds of maple sugar, 4,402 bushels of peas, 4,055 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,015 acres of farmland under crops, 3,728 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,045 bushels of winter wheat, 1,288 sheep, 947 acres of oats, 932 tons of hay, 921 bushels of carrots, $891 value garden and orchard crops, 842 acres of spring wheat, 826 bushels of barley, 796 calves and heifers, 683 bushels of turnips, 681 bushels of corn, 655 milk cows, 550 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 486 swine, 240 horses aged over 3 years, 235 acres of potatoes, 216 acres of peas, 195 occupants of farms, 167 pounds of hops, 136 bushels of buckwheat, 117 horses aged 3 years and under, 113 bulls, oxen, or steers, 109 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 108 acres of winter wheat, 107 barrels of pork, 88 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 65 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 44 acres of farmland in gardens, 44 barrels of beef, 34 acres of barley, 31 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 27 acres of corn, 26 bushels of rye, 21 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 11 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 9 bushels of beans, 8 acres of buckwheat, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 acres of turnips, 2 acres of rye, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $3,270 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,143 yards of flannel, 639 yards of fulled cloth, 113 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 28 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 10, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 8, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 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 under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON082003— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/burgess-on082003-1861/.