Burlington, Village, Ontario (1921 census)
Burlington, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,709. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q34218. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.332°N, 79.798°W.
Population
In 1921, Burlington, Village had a population of 2,709: 1,300 male and 1,409 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Burlington, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,709 total population, 1,409 females in the population, 1,300 males in the population, 1,053 females born in Canada, 912 males born in Canada, 327 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 320 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 61 males born outside the British Empire, 36 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,862 persons of British origin (English), 329 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 327 persons of British origin (Irish), 51 persons of German origin, 43 persons of French origin, 30 persons of Dutch origin, 24 persons of British origin (other), 10 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 7 persons of other European origin, 5 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Austrian origin. 16 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: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 917 Anglicans (Church of England), 813 Methodists, 546 Presbyterians, 250 Baptists, 108 Roman Catholics, 55 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 6 Salvation Army adherents, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Lutherans, 2 Adventists, 2 Disciples of Christ, 2 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 Brethren. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON117005— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/burlington-village-on117005-1921/.