Pickering, Ontario (1911 census)
Pickering was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,763. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q386626. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.901°N, 79.095°W.
Population
In 1911, Pickering had a population of 4,763: 2,500 male and 2,263 female residents. Population density was 38.7 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Pickering shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 5,225 |
| POP F | 2,263 |
| POP M | 2,500 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 41.09 |
| POP TOT | 4,763 |
Other recorded variables (40 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 416 |
| AREA ACRES | 74,195 |
| AREA SQ MI | 115.93 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 6 |
| BAPTISTS | 518 |
| BELGIAN | 5 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 2,646 |
| BRIT IRISH | 755 |
| BRIT OTHER | 81 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 708 |
| CHRISTIANS | 186 |
| DISCIPLES | 17 |
| DUTCH | 62 |
| DWELLINGS | 1,142 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 4 |
| F MARRIED | 940 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| F SINGLE | 1,152 |
| F WIDOWED | 165 |
| FAMILIES | 1,155 |
| FRENCH | 57 |
| FRIENDS | 85 |
| GERMAN | 327 |
| GREEK | 9 |
| ITALIAN | 58 |
| LUTHERANS | 17 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 3 |
| M MARRIED | 1,026 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 8 |
| M SINGLE | 1,380 |
| M WIDOWED | 83 |
| MENNONITES | 95 |
| METHODISTS | 1,971 |
| POLISH | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,071 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 368 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 11 |
| SWISS | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 35 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON104001— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pickering-on104001-1911/.