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 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 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,325 total population, 680 females, 645 males, 481 married persons, 283 families, 241 married males, 240 married females, 69 widowed persons, 47 widowed females, 22 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 775 single persons under 18, 393 single females under 18, 382 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,323 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 282 houses, 282 occupied houses, 200 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 190 houses built of wood, 162 houses of 1 story, 111 houses of 2 stories, 91 houses built of brick, 24 houses of 5 rooms, 23 houses of 4 rooms, 21 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 11 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of 3 stories, 5 houses under construction, 4 uninhabited houses, 1 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 11,260 bushels of turnips, 6,730 pounds of homemade butter, 3,325 bushels of oats, 3,266 bushels of potatoes, 2,001 chickens, 1,945 bushels of corn, 1,312 bushels of winter wheat, 1,292 acres of land in farms, 1,148 acres of improved land in farms, 1,070 bushels of barley, 638 acres of farmland under crops, 605 bushels of spring wheat, 325 swine slaughtered or sold, 310 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 275 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 238 tons of hay, 230 bushels of peas, 211 sheep slaughtered or sold, 200 acres of farmland in pasture, 158 cattle killed or sold, 152 swine, 149 acres of hay crops, 145 horses aged over 3 years, 144 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 140 bushels of buckwheat, 126 acres of oats, 106 acres of wheat, 92 occupants of farms, 82 milk cows, 79 farm occupants who own their land, 74 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 58 acres of barley, 44 other cattle, 40 sheep, 35 acres of potatoes, 23 acres of turnips, 21 horses aged 3 years and under, 18 ducks, 13 farm occupants who rent their land, 11 geese, 10 bushels of rye, 10 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 9 turkeys, 5 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 2 bushels of beans, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.