Burleigh, Anstruther & Chandos, Ontario (1881 census)
Burleigh, Anstruther & Chandos was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,381. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.753°N, 78.122°W.
Population
In 1881, Burleigh, Anstruther & Chandos had a population of 1,381: 745 male and 636 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Burleigh, Anstruther, Monmouth, Chandos, Cardiff, 1871 (61.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Burleigh, Anstruther & Chandos shared boundaries with:
- Cardiff
- Dummer
- Faraday
- Galway, Cavendish
- Glamorgan
- Harvey
- Marmora, Lake
- Methuen
- Monmouth
- Smith
- Wollaston
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,381 total population, 745 males, 636 females, 426 married persons, 253 families, 215 married males, 211 married females, 25 widowed persons, 14 widowed males, 11 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 930 single persons under 18, 516 single males under 18, 414 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 253 occupied houses, 247 inhabited houses, 6 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 17,040 bushels of potatoes, 15,989 bushels of oats, 4,675 bushels of turnips, 4,623 bushels of peas and beans, 4,219 bushels of spring wheat, 2,021 bushels of rye, 1,904 bushels of barley, 1,237 bushels of corn, 1,095 acres of hay crops, 1,032 tons of hay, 537 acres of wheat, 289 bushels of buckwheat, 169 acres of potatoes, 100 bushels of other root crops, 44 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 38 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,381 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON125003— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/burleigh-anstruther-chandos-on125003-1881/.