Pickering, Ontario (1901 census)
Pickering was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 5,225. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q386626. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.901°N, 79.095°W.
Population
In 1901, Pickering had a population of 5,225: 2,662 male and 2,563 female residents.
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 1901
In the 1901 census, Pickering shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 5,225 total population, 2,662 males, 2,563 females, 1,608 single males, 1,403 single females, 1,179 families, 959 married males, 951 married females, 209 widowed females, 95 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 1,173 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 74,195 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 5 people connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Miller | 1817–1904 | died here |
| James Ironside Davidson | 1818–1902 | died here |
| Sarah Ann Dale | 1848–1915 | born and died here |
| Robert Menzies Mitchell | 1865–1932 | born here |
| Thomas John Thomson | 1877–1917 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON099002— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pickering-on099002-1901/.