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.
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 Other parts, 1911 (0.6% share).
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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 383 total population, 348 males in the population, 215 males born in Canada, 68 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 65 males born outside the British Empire, 35 females in the population, 25 females born in Canada, 8 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 161 persons of British origin (English), 79 persons of French origin, 58 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 35 persons of British origin (Irish), 13 persons of Russian origin, 10 persons of Austrian origin, 10 persons of Finnish origin, 5 persons of Italian origin, 4 persons of other European origin, 2 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of German origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 1 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 195 Roman Catholics, 93 Anglicans (Church of England), 75 Presbyterians, 14 Methodists, 5 Congregationalists, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
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/.