Burleigh, Anstruther & Chandos, Ontario (1891 census)
Burleigh, Anstruther & Chandos was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,520. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.753°N, 78.122°W.
Population
In 1891, Burleigh, Anstruther & Chandos had a population of 1,520: 815 male and 705 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,381 |
| 1891 | 1,520 |
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 contained Burleigh & Anstruther, 1901 (72.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Chandos, 1901 (27.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Burleigh, Anstruther & Chandos shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,520 total population, 815 males, 705 females, 496 married persons, 279 families, 248 married females, 248 married males, 36 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 988 single persons under 18, 553 single males under 18, 435 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,520 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 279 houses, 279 houses built of wood, 279 occupied houses, 273 houses of 1 story, 71 houses of 3 rooms, 64 houses of 4 rooms, 45 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 42 houses of 2 rooms, 38 houses of 5 rooms, 14 houses of 1 room, 14 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction, 5 houses of 2 stories, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 61,800 pounds of homemade butter, 49,254 acres of land in farms, 39,034 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 21,459 bushels of oats, 18,715 bushels of potatoes, 10,220 acres of improved land in farms, 8,198 acres of farmland under crops, 8,007 bushels of peas, 4,425 bushels of turnips, 3,969 bushels of spring wheat, 3,784 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,717 chickens, 3,113 acres of hay crops, 2,569 tons of hay, 2,520 bushels of rye, 1,896 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,782 bushels of buckwheat, 1,761 bushels of barley, 1,341 acres of oats, 1,304 bushels of winter wheat, 1,115 other cattle, 1,037 sheep, 803 milk cows, 651 acres of wheat, 501 swine, 329 horses aged over 3 years, 299 occupants of farms, 296 swine slaughtered or sold, 267 farm occupants who own their land, 266 bushels of corn, 263 geese, 260 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 258 sheep slaughtered or sold, 230 cattle killed or sold, 195 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 185 acres of potatoes, 161 acres of barley, 154 turkeys, 126 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 126 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 125 oxen, 96 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 61 horses aged 3 years and under, 50 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 32 farm occupants who rent their land, 26 ducks, 21 other fowl, 19 acres of turnips, 19 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110004_1881— 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 1891 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). "Burleigh, Anstruther & Chandos, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/burleigh-anstruther-chandos-on110004-1891/.