Burwash, Ontario (1921 census)
Burwash was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 383. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260989. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.319°N, 80.756°W.
Population
In 1921, Burwash had a population of 383: 348 male and 35 female residents. Population density was 10.5 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Burwash shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 35 |
| POP M | 348 |
| POP TOT | 383 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 93 |
| BRIT BORN F | 8 |
| BRIT BORN M | 68 |
| BRIT ENG | 161 |
| BRIT IRISH | 35 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 58 |
| CAN BORN F | 25 |
| CAN BORN M | 215 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 5 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 10 |
| EUR DUTCH | 2 |
| EUR FINNISH | 10 |
| EUR FRENCH | 79 |
| EUR GERMAN | 2 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 5 |
| EUR OTHER | 4 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 13 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 65 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 14 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 75 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 195 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON146015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON146015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260989
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). "Burwash, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/burwash-on146015-1921/.