Burgess, Ontario (1861 census)
Burgess was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 342. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.750°N, 76.203°W.
Population
In 1861, Burgess had a population of 342: 169 male and 173 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Bastard & Burgess, South—Sud, 1871 (18.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Burgess shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 121 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 342 total population, 173 females, Female members of the family who are present: 170, Male members of the family who are present: 169, 169 males, 116 single males, 115 single females, 61 females attending school, 55 married females, 53 married males, 50 males attending school, 13 female births, 6 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 3, 3 widowed females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 29 females aged 5 to 10, 24 single females aged 10 to 15, 22 single males aged 20 to 30, 21 single males aged 15 to 20, 20 single males aged 10 to 15, 19 males aged 5 to 10, 19 married females aged 20 to 30, 15 married males aged 40 to 50, 15 single females aged 15 to 20, 14 married females aged 30 to 40, 11 married males aged 20 to 30, 11 married males aged 30 to 40, 10 married females aged 40 to 50, 9 married males aged 50 to 60, 9 single females aged 20 to 30, 8 females aged 1 to 2, 7 females age 3 to 4, 7 males aged 1 to 2, 7 males aged 3 to 4, 5 females aged 2 to 3, 5 married females aged 50 to 60, 5 married females aged 60 to 70, 4 married males aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 males aged 2 to 3, 3 males aged 4 to 5, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 females aged 4 to 5, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 236 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 93 persons originating in Ireland, 5 persons originating in England or Wales, 5 persons originating in Scotland, 3 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $60,955 value farms (dollars), $15,313 value all livestock, 13,770 pounds of homemade butter, 10,000 bushels of potatoes, 6,932 acres of land in farms, 6,695 bushels of oats, $6,605 value horses aged over 3 years, 4,488 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,471 bushels of spring wheat, $2,682 value farm implements in dollars, 2,444 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,437 bushels of winter wheat, 2,345 pounds of maple sugar, 1,746 acres of farmland under crops, 1,672 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,308 bushels of peas, 752 bushels of corn, 665 acres of farmland in pasture, 465 sheep, $427 value garden and orchard crops, 387 acres of spring wheat, 360 tons of hay, 314 acres of oats, 234 calves and heifers, 208 swine, 200 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 184 milk cows, 176 acres of winter wheat, 155 barrels of pork, 111 bushels of buckwheat, 102 acres of peas, 85 horses aged over 3 years, 79 acres of potatoes, 61 occupants of farms, 51 bulls, oxen, or steers, 47 bushels of rye, 34 acres of corn, 33 acres of farmland in gardens, 32 horses aged 3 years and under, 31 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 26 barrels of beef, 22 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 14 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 8 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 acres of buckwheat, 5 acres of rye, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,520 yards of flannel, $520 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 431 yards of fulled cloth, 21 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 16 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 5 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON083003— 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 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-on083003-1861/.