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 45.582°N, 79.510°W.
Population
In 1911, Burks Falls, VL had a population of 976: 379 male and 319 female residents. Population density was 8.9 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 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 50,055 area in acres, 976 total population, 379 males in the population, 319 females in the population, 247 single (never-married) males, 197 single (never-married) females, 141 families, 115 married males, 113 married females, 78.21 area in square miles, 15 widowed males, 9 widowed females, 8.92 population per square mile, 2 males with marital status not given. 761 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 422 persons of British origin (English), 270 persons of British origin (Irish), 178 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 35 persons of German origin, 16 persons of French origin, 13 persons of Swiss origin, 9 persons of British origin (other), 9 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of Polish origin, 3 persons of Chinese origin, 2 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin. 10 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 310 Methodists, 282 Presbyterians, 197 Anglicans (Church of England), 114 Baptists, 39 Roman Catholics, 11 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 10 Jews, 4 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 3 Disciples of Christ, 2 Lutherans, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 138 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.