Burks Falls, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Burks Falls, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 976. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4859909. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.624°N, 79.408°W.
Population
In 1911, Burks Falls, VL had a population of 976. Population density was 973.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 849 |
| 1911 | 976 |
| 1921 | 981 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Burks Falls, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 761 |
| POP F | 319 |
| POP M | 379 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 8.92 |
| POP TOT | 976 |
Other recorded variables (38 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 197 |
| AREA ACRES | 50,055 |
| AREA SQ MI | 78.21 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 114 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 422 |
| BRIT IRISH | 270 |
| BRIT OTHER | 9 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 178 |
| CHINESE | 3 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DISCIPLES | 3 |
| DUTCH | 9 |
| DWELLINGS | 138 |
| F MARRIED | 113 |
| F SINGLE | 197 |
| F WIDOWED | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 141 |
| FRENCH | 16 |
| GERMAN | 35 |
| ITALIAN | 2 |
| JEWISH | 10 |
| JEWS | 10 |
| LUTHERANS | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 115 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| M SINGLE | 247 |
| M WIDOWED | 15 |
| METHODISTS | 310 |
| MORMONS | 11 |
| POLISH | 7 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 282 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 39 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| SWISS | 13 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON108036— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135052— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4859909
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burk%27s_Falls
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 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). "Burks Falls, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/burks-falls-vl-on108036-1911/.