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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 186 |
| 1901 | 285 |
| 1911 | 293 |
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 70 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 186 total population, 102 males, 84 females, 64 married persons, 38 families, 33 married males, 31 married females, 4.90 average size of families, 3 widowed persons, 2 widowed males, 1 widowed females. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 119 single persons under 18, 67 single males under 18, 52 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 186 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 38 houses, 38 houses built of wood, 38 occupied houses, 37 houses of 1 story, 33 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of 5 rooms, 1 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of 3 rooms, 1 houses of 4 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 8,178 acres of land in farms, 7,650 pounds of homemade butter, 6,908 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,090 bushels of peas, 4,460 bushels of potatoes, 3,172 bushels of oats, 2,767 bushels of spring wheat, 1,270 acres of improved land in farms, 1,188 acres of farmland under crops, 988 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 953 bushels of turnips, 658 chickens, 438 tons of hay, 416 acres of hay crops, 416 bushels of winter wheat, 261 acres of wheat, 259 other cattle, 242 swine, 236 sheep, 208 acres of oats, 191 swine slaughtered or sold, 150 bushels of barley, 100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 86 milk cows, 68 acres of farmland in pasture, 67 cattle killed or sold, 48 geese, 42 sheep slaughtered or sold, 40 occupants of farms, 39 farm occupants who own their land, 39 horses aged over 3 years, 36 oxen, 34 acres of potatoes, 32 turkeys, 30 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 15 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 14 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 14 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 10 acres of barley, 10 horses aged 3 years and under, 9 ducks, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 other fowl, 4 acres of turnips, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046049— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON054010— 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/.