Pickering, Ontario (1891 census)
Pickering was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 5,998. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q386626. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.901°N, 79.095°W.
Population
In 1891, Pickering had a population of 5,998: 3,042 male and 2,956 female residents. Population density was 48.7 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Pickering shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 1,302 |
| Number of families | 1,302 |
| Number of females | 2,956 |
| Number of males | 3,042 |
| Number of married females | 1,086 |
| Number of married males | 1,091 |
| Number of married persons | 2,177 |
| Number of widowed females | 170 |
| Number of widowed males | 90 |
| Number of widowed persons | 260 |
| POP F | 2,956 |
| POP M | 3,042 |
| POP TOT | 5,998 |
| Total population | 5,998 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,700 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,861 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,561 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 5,996 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 8 |
| Number of houses | 1,287 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 176 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 98 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 1,013 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 907 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 93 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 378 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 134 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 168 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 798 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,295 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 52 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 8,591 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,572 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 11,584 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,893 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 51,406 |
| Acres of hay crops | 9,498 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 64,562 |
| Acres of land in farms | 70,455 |
| Acres of oats | 9,191 |
| Acres of potatoes | 673 |
| Acres of turnips | 2,563 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,792 |
| BAR AC | 8,591 |
| BAR BU | 173,527 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 173,527 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1,075 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,444 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,161 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 15,451 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 254,581 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 78,228 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 41,413 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3,466 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 49,524 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,000,109 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 33,864 |
| BWT BU | 1,444 |
| CRN BU | 15,451 |
| HAY AC | 9,498 |
| HAY TONS | 15,246 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2,367 |
| Number of chickens | 32,686 |
| Number of ducks | 949 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 730 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 492 |
| Number of geese | 1,265 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 1,518 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 2,672 |
| Number of milk cows | 3,042 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 1,224 |
| Number of other cattle | 4,644 |
| Number of other fowl | 214 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 187 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 125 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 265 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 605 |
| Number of sheep | 5,027 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,661 |
| Number of swine | 6,854 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 7,580 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,318 |
| OAT AC | 9,191 |
| OAT BU | 254,581 |
| PEA BU | 78,228 |
| POT AC | 673 |
| POT BU | 41,413 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,326 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 18,755 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,072 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 295,509 |
| RYE BU | 3,466 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 15,246 |
| WHT AC | 5,792 |
| WHT FALL BU | 33,864 |
| WHT SP BU | 49,524 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 187 |
| A 11 50 | 125 |
| A 201 PL | 42 |
| A 51 100 | 265 |
| BEN BU | 1,075 |
| BUTTER LB | 295,509 |
| CATTLE KS | 2,367 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,326 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,700 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,861 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 3,561 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 18,755 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 1,518 |
| DUCKS | 949 |
| FAMILIES | 1,302 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 6,072 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 1,265 |
| GRA BU | 1,161 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 32,686 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 2,672 |
| HOUSES | 1,287 |
| HOUSES B | 176 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 93 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 168 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 134 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 907 |
| HOUSES S | 98 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 798 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 58 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 378 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 52 |
| HOUSES W | 1,013 |
| INF 11 A | 605 |
| MD FEM | 1,086 |
| MD MALE | 1,091 |
| MD TOT | 2,177 |
| MILK COWS | 3,042 |
| NAME CD | Ontario, West-Ouest |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 492 |
| OC P | 730 |
| OC TOT | 1,224 |
| OTHER FOWL | 214 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4,644 |
| OTHERS | 5,996 |
| SHEEP | 5,027 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,661 |
| SUP AM | 64,562 |
| SUP FOR | 5,893 |
| SUP JV | 1,572 |
| SUP PAT | 11,584 |
| SUP SC | 51,406 |
| SUP TOT | 70,455 |
| SWINE | 6,854 |
| SWINE KS | 7,580 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,295 |
| TUR AC | 2,563 |
| TUR BU | 1,000,109 |
| TURKEY | 1,318 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 8 |
| WID FEM | 170 |
| WID MALE | 90 |
| WID TOT | 260 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON103002— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pickering-on103002-1891/.