Burton, Ontario (1921 census)
Burton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 220. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260988. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.680°N, 80.167°W.
Population
In 1921, Burton had a population of 220: 139 male and 81 female residents. Population density was 2.4 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Burton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 81 |
| POP M | 139 |
| POP TOT | 220 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 68 |
| BAPTISTS | 9 |
| BRIT BORN F | 9 |
| BRIT BORN M | 7 |
| BRIT ENG | 120 |
| BRIT IRISH | 65 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 21 |
| CAN BORN F | 71 |
| CAN BORN M | 124 |
| EUR DUTCH | 2 |
| EUR FRENCH | 8 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 2 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 8 |
| LUTHERANS | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 45 |
| OTHER SECTS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 52 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 41 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON135005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260988
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). "Burton, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/burton-on135005-1921/.