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 density was 4.5 people per square mile.
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 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 279 |
| Number of families | 279 |
| Number of females | 705 |
| Number of males | 815 |
| Number of married females | 248 |
| Number of married males | 248 |
| Number of married persons | 496 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| POP F | 705 |
| POP M | 815 |
| POP TOT | 1,520 |
| Total population | 1,520 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 435 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 553 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 988 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,520 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 279 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 279 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 14 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 273 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 71 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 279 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 161 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 126 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,896 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 39,034 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,198 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,113 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,220 |
| Acres of land in farms | 49,254 |
| Acres of oats | 1,341 |
| Acres of potatoes | 185 |
| Acres of turnips | 19 |
| Acres of wheat | 651 |
| BAR AC | 161 |
| BAR BU | 1,761 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,761 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,782 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 266 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 21,459 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 8,007 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,715 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,520 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,969 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,425 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,304 |
| BWT BU | 1,782 |
| CRN BU | 266 |
| HAY AC | 3,113 |
| HAY TONS | 2,569 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 230 |
| Number of chickens | 3,717 |
| Number of ducks | 26 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 267 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 32 |
| Number of geese | 263 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 61 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 329 |
| Number of milk cows | 803 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 299 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,115 |
| Number of other fowl | 21 |
| Number of oxen | 125 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 126 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 96 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 19 |
| Number of sheep | 1,037 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 258 |
| Number of swine | 501 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 296 |
| Number of turkeys | 154 |
| OAT AC | 1,341 |
| OAT BU | 21,459 |
| PEA BU | 8,007 |
| POT AC | 185 |
| POT BU | 18,715 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 195 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 260 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,784 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 61,800 |
| RYE BU | 2,520 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,569 |
| WHT AC | 651 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,304 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,969 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 126 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 50 |
| A 51 100 | 96 |
| BUTTER LB | 61,800 |
| CATTLE KS | 230 |
| CHEESE LB | 195 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 435 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 553 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 988 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 260 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 61 |
| DUCKS | 26 |
| FAMILIES | 279 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,784 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 263 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,717 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 329 |
| HOUSES | 279 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 64 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 273 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 45 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 71 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 42 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 279 |
| INF 11 A | 19 |
| MD FEM | 248 |
| MD MALE | 248 |
| MD TOT | 496 |
| MILK COWS | 803 |
| NAME CD | Peterborough, East-Est |
| OC F | 32 |
| OC P | 267 |
| OC TOT | 299 |
| OTHER FOWL | 21 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,115 |
| OTHERS | 1,520 |
| SHEEP | 1,037 |
| SHEEP KS | 258 |
| SUP AM | 10,220 |
| SUP FOR | 39,034 |
| SUP JV | 126 |
| SUP PAT | 1,896 |
| SUP SC | 8,198 |
| SUP TOT | 49,254 |
| SWINE | 501 |
| SWINE KS | 296 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 279 |
| TUR AC | 19 |
| TUR BU | 4,425 |
| TURKEY | 154 |
| WID FEM | 22 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 36 |
| WORKING OX | 125 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110004— 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/.