Burpee, Ontario (1911 census)
Burpee was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 293. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.235°N, 83.256°W.
Population
In 1911, Burpee had a population of 293: 49 male and 42 female residents. Population density was 2.9 people per square mile.
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Burpee shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 20,026 area in acres, 293 total population, 49 males in the population, 42 females in the population, 32 single (never-married) males, 31.29 area in square miles, 25 single (never-married) females, 18 families, 13 married females, 13 married males, 4 widowed females, 4 widowed males, 2.91 population per square mile. 162 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 116 persons of British origin (Irish), 95 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 78 persons of British origin (English), 2 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 221 Presbyterians, 22 Anglicans (Church of England), 18 Disciples of Christ, 18 Methodists, 7 Baptists, 6 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 18 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON054010— 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 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). "Burpee, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/burpee-on054010-1911/.