Burlington, Village, Ontario (1911 census)
Burlington, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,831. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q34218. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.332°N, 79.798°W.
Population
In 1911, Burlington, Village had a population of 1,831: 901 male and 930 female residents. Population density was 2347.4 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Burlington, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 2,347.44 population per square mile, 1,831 total population, 930 females in the population, 901 males in the population, 500 area in acres, 482 single (never-married) males, 475 single (never-married) females, 432 families, 382 married males, 380 married females, 65 widowed females, 30 widowed males, 9 females with marital status not given, 7 males with marital status not given, 1 legally separated females, 0.78 area in square miles. 1,119 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,063 persons of British origin (English), 283 persons of British origin (Irish), 229 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 87 persons of German origin, 56 persons of Dutch origin, 50 persons of French origin, 21 persons of Polish origin, 13 persons of Italian origin, 12 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 3 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 2 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 763 Methodists, 500 Anglicans (Church of England), 280 Presbyterians, 121 Roman Catholics, 109 Baptists, 23 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 9 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 7 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 6 Disciples of Christ, 5 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 4 Lutherans, 2 Adventists, 2 Friends (Quakers), 1 Brethren, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 432 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON076008— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/burlington-village-on076008-1911/.