Burleigh, Anstruther, Monmouth, Chandos, Cardiff, Ontario (1871 census)
Burleigh, Anstruther, Monmouth, Chandos, Cardiff was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 721. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.841°N, 78.140°W.
Population
In 1871, Burleigh, Anstruther, Monmouth, Chandos, Cardiff had a population of 721: 400 male and 321 female residents. Population density was 1.3 people per square mile.
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 & Chandos, 1881 (61.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Monmouth, 1881 (16.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Cardiff, 1881 (22.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Burleigh, Anstruther, Monmouth, Chandos, Cardiff shared boundaries with:
- Belmont, Methuen
- Dummer
- Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt & C.
- Faraday, Dungannon
- Galway, Cavendish
- Harvey
- Herschel, Monteagle, McClure, Wicklow, Bangor
- Marmora & Lake
- Smith
- Snowden, Glamorgan
- Tudor, Wollaston, Limerick, Cashel
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 127 |
| Number of females | 321 |
| Number of males | 400 |
| Number of married females | 119 |
| Number of married males | 110 |
| Number of married persons | 229 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 10 |
| Total population | 721 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 196 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 286 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 482 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 127 |
| Number of occupied houses | 127 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 133 |
| BWT BU | 7 |
| CRN BU | 106 |
| HAY AC | 507 |
| HAY TONS | 389 |
| OAT BU | 5,991 |
| PEA BU | 1,221 |
| POT AC | 129 |
| POT BU | 14,170 |
| RYE BU | 11 |
| Total area (acres) | 340,731 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,092 |
| WHT WTR BU | 412 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 108 |
| AREA | 340,731 |
| BEN BU | 10 |
| CD | 58 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 127 |
| FEMALE | 321 |
| GRA BU | 40 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 127 |
| INHABITED | 127 |
| MALE | 400 |
| MARRIED F | 119 |
| MARRIED M | 110 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 229 |
| POPULATION | 721 |
| ROOT BU | 10 |
| SINGLE F | 196 |
| SINGLE M | 286 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 482 |
| TUR BU | 18,105 |
| WIDOWED F | 6 |
| WIDOWED M | 4 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON058003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON058003— 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 1871 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, Monmouth, Chandos, Cardiff, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/burleigh-anstruther-monmouth-chandos-cardiff-on058003-1871/.