Sherwood, Richards & Burns, Ontario (1881 census)
Sherwood, Richards & Burns was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 431. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.611°N, 77.644°W.
Population
In 1881, Sherwood, Richards & Burns had a population of 431: 243 male and 188 female residents. Population density was 1.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 431 |
| 1891 | 592 |
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 Bonnechère, 1871 (52.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Sherwood, Richards & Burns shared boundaries with:
- Alice & Fraser
- Bangor
- Hagarty & Jones
- Raglan & Radcliffe
- Sabine, Airey, Lyell, Murchison & Robinson
- Unorganized Territory
- Unorganized Territory
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 75 |
| Number of families | 75 |
| Number of females | 188 |
| Number of males | 243 |
| Number of married females | 64 |
| Number of married males | 65 |
| Number of married persons | 129 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 8 |
| POP TOT | 431 |
| Total population | 431 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 118 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 176 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 294 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 65 |
| Number of occupied houses | 75 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 295 |
| Acres of potatoes | 56 |
| Acres of wheat | 112 |
| BAR BU | 95 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 95 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 90 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,904 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,980 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,112 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 709 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,589 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 926 |
| BWT BU | 90 |
| CRN BU | 29 |
| HAY AC | 295 |
| HAY TONS | 238 |
| OAT BU | 5,904 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,980 |
| POT AC | 56 |
| POT BU | 6,112 |
| RYE BU | 709 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 238 |
| WHT AC | 112 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,589 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 118 |
| C UNMD M | 176 |
| C UNMD TOT | 294 |
| D OCC | 75 |
| FEMALE | 188 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| H INHAB | 65 |
| H UNINH | 3 |
| MALE | 243 |
| MD F | 64 |
| MD M | 65 |
| MD TOT | 129 |
| NUMBER CD | 113 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 120 |
| SHAN | 10 |
| TUR BU | 926 |
| WID F | 6 |
| WID M | 2 |
| WID TOT | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON113009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115017— 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). "Sherwood, Richards & Burns, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sherwood-richards-burns-on113009-1881/.