Burlington, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Burlington, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,325. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q34218. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.332°N, 79.798°W.
Population
In 1891, Burlington, Village had a population of 1,325: 645 male and 680 female residents. Population density was 1320.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,068 |
| 1891 | 1,325 |
| 1901 | 1,119 |
| 1911 | 1,831 |
| 1921 | 2,709 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Burlington, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 283 |
| Number of families | 283 |
| Number of females | 680 |
| Number of males | 645 |
| Number of married females | 240 |
| Number of married males | 241 |
| Number of married persons | 481 |
| Number of widowed females | 47 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 69 |
| POP F | 680 |
| POP M | 645 |
| POP TOT | 1,325 |
| Total population | 1,325 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 393 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 382 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 775 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,323 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 282 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 91 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 190 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 162 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 111 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 200 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 282 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 58 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 310 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 200 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 144 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 638 |
| Acres of hay crops | 149 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,148 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,292 |
| Acres of oats | 126 |
| Acres of potatoes | 35 |
| Acres of turnips | 23 |
| Acres of wheat | 106 |
| BAR AC | 58 |
| BAR BU | 1,070 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,070 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 140 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,945 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,325 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 230 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,266 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 605 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,260 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,312 |
| BWT BU | 140 |
| CRN BU | 1,945 |
| HAY AC | 149 |
| HAY TONS | 238 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 158 |
| Number of chickens | 2,001 |
| Number of ducks | 18 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 79 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 13 |
| Number of geese | 11 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 21 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 145 |
| Number of milk cows | 82 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 92 |
| Number of other cattle | 44 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 74 |
| Number of sheep | 40 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 211 |
| Number of swine | 152 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 325 |
| Number of turkeys | 9 |
| OAT AC | 126 |
| OAT BU | 3,325 |
| PEA BU | 230 |
| POT AC | 35 |
| POT BU | 3,266 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 275 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 6,730 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 238 |
| WHT AC | 106 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,312 |
| WHT SP BU | 605 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 6,730 |
| CATTLE KS | 158 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 393 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 382 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 775 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 275 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 21 |
| DUCKS | 18 |
| FAMILIES | 283 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 11 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,001 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 145 |
| HOUSES | 282 |
| HOUSES B | 91 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 162 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 200 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 111 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 190 |
| INF 11 A | 74 |
| MD FEM | 240 |
| MD MALE | 241 |
| MD TOT | 481 |
| MILK COWS | 82 |
| NAME CD | Halton |
| OC F | 13 |
| OC P | 79 |
| OC TOT | 92 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 44 |
| OTHERS | 1,323 |
| SHEEP | 40 |
| SHEEP KS | 211 |
| SUP AM | 1,148 |
| SUP FOR | 144 |
| SUP JV | 310 |
| SUP PAT | 200 |
| SUP SC | 638 |
| SUP TOT | 1,292 |
| SWINE | 152 |
| SWINE KS | 325 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 282 |
| TUR AC | 23 |
| TUR BU | 11,260 |
| TURKEY | 9 |
| WID FEM | 47 |
| WID MALE | 22 |
| WID TOT | 69 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON071002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON117005_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q34218
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burlington,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burlington_(Ontario)
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). "Burlington, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/burlington-village-on071002-1891/.