Burpee, Ontario (1921 census)
Burpee was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 82. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5000287. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.578°N, 80.110°W.
Population
In 1921, Burpee had a population of 82: 59 male and 23 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 82 |
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, 1911 (45.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Burpee shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 82 total population, 59 males in the population, 47 males born in Canada, 23 females in the population, 21 females born in Canada, 7 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 5 males born outside the British Empire, 1 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 52 persons of British origin (Irish), 23 persons of British origin (English), 3 persons of French origin, 2 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Russian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 23 Anglicans (Church of England), 20 Methodists, 15 Baptists, 13 Roman Catholics, 10 Presbyterians, 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON135004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135004_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5000287
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burpee_and_Mills
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). "Burpee, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/burpee-on135004-1921/.