Burpee, Ontario (1891 census)
Burpee was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 186. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.805°N, 82.650°W.
Population
In 1891, Burpee had a population of 186: 102 male and 84 female residents. Population density was 3.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 186 |
| 1901 | 285 |
| 1911 | 293 |
| 1921 | 310 |
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 Burpee, Robinson, Barrie Island, 1881 (26.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Burpee shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 143 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 38 |
| Number of families | 38 |
| Number of females | 84 |
| Number of males | 102 |
| Number of married females | 31 |
| Number of married males | 33 |
| Number of married persons | 64 |
| Number of widowed females | 1 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 3 |
| POP F | 84 |
| POP M | 102 |
| POP TOT | 186 |
| Total population | 186 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 52 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 67 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 119 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 186 |
Buildings & housing (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 38 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 38 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 37 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 38 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 10 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 14 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 68 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,908 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,188 |
| Acres of hay crops | 416 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,270 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,178 |
| Acres of oats | 208 |
| Acres of potatoes | 34 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 261 |
| BAR AC | 10 |
| BAR BU | 150 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,172 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5,090 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,460 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,767 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 953 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 416 |
| HAY AC | 416 |
| HAY TONS | 438 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 67 |
| Number of chickens | 658 |
| Number of ducks | 9 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 39 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 48 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 10 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 39 |
| Number of milk cows | 86 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 40 |
| Number of other cattle | 259 |
| Number of other fowl | 8 |
| Number of oxen | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 236 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 42 |
| Number of swine | 242 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 191 |
| Number of turkeys | 32 |
| OAT AC | 208 |
| OAT BU | 3,172 |
| PEA BU | 5,090 |
| POT AC | 34 |
| POT BU | 4,460 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 988 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 30 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,650 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 438 |
| WHT AC | 261 |
| WHT FALL BU | 416 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,767 |
Other recorded variables (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 15 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 14 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,650 |
| CATTLE KS | 67 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 52 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 67 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 119 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 988 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 10 |
| DUCKS | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 38 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 30 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 48 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 658 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 39 |
| HOUSES | 38 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 37 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 33 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 38 |
| INF 11 A | 2 |
| MD FEM | 31 |
| MD MALE | 33 |
| MD TOT | 64 |
| MILK COWS | 86 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 39 |
| OC TOT | 40 |
| OTHER FOWL | 8 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 259 |
| OTHERS | 186 |
| SHEEP | 236 |
| SHEEP KS | 42 |
| SUP AM | 1,270 |
| SUP FOR | 6,908 |
| SUP JV | 14 |
| SUP PAT | 68 |
| SUP SC | 1,188 |
| SUP TOT | 8,178 |
| SWINE | 242 |
| SWINE KS | 191 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 38 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 953 |
| TURKEY | 32 |
| WID FEM | 1 |
| WID MALE | 2 |
| WID TOT | 3 |
| WORKING OX | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046049— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON127006_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Burpee, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/burpee-on046049-1891/.