Burpee, Robinson, Barrie Island, Ontario (1881 census)
Burpee, Robinson, Barrie Island was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 538. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.866°N, 82.777°W.
Population
In 1881, Burpee, Robinson, Barrie Island had a population of 538: 298 male and 240 female residents. Population density was 2.8 people per square mile.
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 Manitoulin, W-O, 1871 (56.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Burpee, 1891 (26.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Robinson, 1891 (56.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Barrie Island, 1891 (16.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Burpee, Robinson, Barrie Island shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 94 |
| Number of families | 94 |
| Number of females | 240 |
| Number of males | 298 |
| Number of married females | 75 |
| Number of married males | 80 |
| Number of married persons | 155 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 11 |
| POP TOT | 538 |
| Total population | 538 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 161 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 211 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 372 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 93 |
| Number of occupied houses | 93 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 160 |
| Acres of potatoes | 56 |
| Acres of wheat | 241 |
| BAR BU | 256 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 256 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 673 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,123 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 91 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 340 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,053 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 74 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,076 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,121 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 22 |
| BWT BU | 7 |
| CRN BU | 673 |
| HAY AC | 160 |
| HAY TONS | 194 |
| OAT BU | 1,123 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 340 |
| POT AC | 56 |
| POT BU | 5,053 |
| RYE BU | 74 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 194 |
| WHT AC | 241 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,076 |
| WHT WTR BU | 22 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 161 |
| C UNMD M | 211 |
| C UNMD TOT | 372 |
| D OCC | 93 |
| FEMALE | 240 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 93 |
| H UNINH | 2 |
| MALE | 298 |
| MD F | 75 |
| MD M | 80 |
| MD TOT | 155 |
| NUMBER CD | 182 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 91 |
| TUR BU | 4,121 |
| WID F | 4 |
| WID M | 7 |
| WID TOT | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON182010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON182010— 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 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). "Burpee, Robinson, Barrie Island, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/burpee-robinson-barrie-island-on182010-1881/.