Pickering, Ontario (1871 census)
Pickering was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 7,375. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q386626. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.901°N, 79.095°W.
Population
In 1871, Pickering had a population of 7,375: 3,774 male and 3,601 female residents. Population density was 59.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 6,737 |
| 1861 | 8,002 |
| 1871 | 7,375 |
| 1881 | 6,883 |
| 1891 | 5,998 |
| 1901 | 5,225 |
| 1911 | 4,763 |
| 1921 | 4,910 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Pickering shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 1,364 |
| Number of females | 3,601 |
| Number of males | 3,774 |
| Number of married females | 1,184 |
| Number of married males | 1,181 |
| Number of married persons | 2,365 |
| Number of widowed females | 172 |
| Number of widowed males | 79 |
| Number of widowed persons | 251 |
| Total population | 7,375 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,245 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,514 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,759 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,320 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,320 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 41 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 138,777 |
| BWT BU | 416 |
| CRN BU | 7,865 |
| HAY AC | 8,240 |
| HAY TONS | 10,002 |
| OAT BU | 143,375 |
| PEA BU | 69,296 |
| POT AC | 826 |
| POT BU | 81,038 |
| RYE BU | 3,358 |
| Total area (acres) | 74,660 |
| WHT SP BU | 64,105 |
| WHT WTR BU | 27,413 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 8,114 |
| AREA | 74,660 |
| BEING BUILT | 9 |
| BEN BU | 201 |
| CD | 48 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 1,364 |
| FEMALE | 3,601 |
| GRA BU | 2,083 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 1,320 |
| INHABITED | 1,320 |
| MALE | 3,774 |
| MARRIED F | 1,184 |
| MARRIED M | 1,181 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 2,365 |
| POPULATION | 7,375 |
| ROOT BU | 28,200 |
| SINGLE F | 2,245 |
| SINGLE M | 2,514 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 4,759 |
| TUR BU | 822,902 |
| UNINHABITED | 41 |
| WIDOWED F | 172 |
| WIDOWED M | 79 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 251 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON048001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q386626
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickering,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickering
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "Pickering, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pickering-on048001-1871/.