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 41.1 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 74,195 area in acres, 4,763 total population, 2,500 males in the population, 2,263 females in the population, 1,380 single (never-married) males, 1,155 families, 1,152 single (never-married) females, 1,026 married males, 940 married females, 165 widowed females, 115.93 area in square miles, 83 widowed males, 41.09 population per square mile, 8 males with marital status not given, 4 legally separated females, 3 legally separated males, 2 females with marital status not given. 5,225 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 2,646 persons of British origin (English), 755 persons of British origin (Irish), 708 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 327 persons of German origin, 81 persons of British origin (other), 62 persons of Dutch origin, 58 persons of Italian origin, 57 persons of French origin, 11 persons of Scandinavian origin, 9 persons of Greek origin, 6 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 5 persons of Belgian origin, 2 persons of Swiss origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,971 Methodists, 1,071 Presbyterians, 518 Baptists, 416 Anglicans (Church of England), 368 Roman Catholics, 186 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 95 Mennonites, 85 Friends (Quakers), 35 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 17 Disciples of Christ, 17 Lutherans, 11 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 1,142 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| 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:
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/.