Burlington, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Burlington, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,068. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q34218. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.332°N, 79.798°W.
Population
In 1881, Burlington, Village had a population of 1,068: 509 male and 559 female residents. Population density was 1064.7 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).
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Nelson, 1871 (1.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Burlington, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 217 |
| Number of families | 217 |
| Number of females | 559 |
| Number of males | 509 |
| Number of married females | 178 |
| Number of married males | 177 |
| Number of married persons | 355 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| POP TOT | 1,068 |
| Total population | 1,068 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 347 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 318 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 665 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 217 |
| Number of occupied houses | 217 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 147 |
| Acres of potatoes | 54 |
| Acres of wheat | 76 |
| BAR BU | 745 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 745 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 115 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,171 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,944 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 4,254 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,686 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 160 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,324 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,214 |
| BWT BU | 115 |
| CRN BU | 2,171 |
| HAY AC | 147 |
| HAY TONS | 209 |
| OAT BU | 1,944 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 53 |
| POT AC | 54 |
| POT BU | 4,686 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 209 |
| WHT AC | 76 |
| WHT SP BU | 160 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,214 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 347 |
| C UNMD M | 318 |
| C UNMD TOT | 665 |
| D OCC | 217 |
| FEMALE | 559 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 217 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 509 |
| MD F | 178 |
| MD M | 177 |
| MD TOT | 355 |
| NUMBER CD | 150 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 4,254 |
| TUR BU | 7,324 |
| WID F | 34 |
| WID M | 14 |
| WID TOT | 48 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON150002— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/burlington-village-on150002-1881/.