Burks Falls, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Burks Falls, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 981. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4859909. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.624°N, 79.408°W.
Population
In 1921, Burks Falls, VL had a population of 981: 474 male and 507 female residents.
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 1921
In the 1921 census, Burks Falls, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 981 total population, 507 females in the population, 474 males in the population, 463 females born in Canada, 415 males born in Canada, 48 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 37 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 11 males born outside the British Empire, 7 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 529 persons of British origin (English), 221 persons of British origin (Irish), 207 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 7 persons of French origin, 6 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of other European origin, 3 persons of German origin, 2 persons of Austrian origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 358 Presbyterians, 320 Methodists, 170 Anglicans (Church of England), 102 Baptists, 26 Roman Catholics, 2 members of the Evangelical Association, 1 Brethren, 1 Lutherans, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON135052— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/burks-falls-vl-on135052-1921/.