Pickering, Ontario (1881 census)
Pickering was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 6,883. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q386626. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.901°N, 79.095°W.
Population
In 1881, Pickering had a population of 6,883: 3,514 male and 3,369 female residents. Population density was 55.9 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Pickering shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,369 |
| Number of families | 1,369 |
| Number of females | 3,369 |
| Number of males | 3,514 |
| Number of married females | 1,162 |
| Number of married males | 1,158 |
| Number of married persons | 2,320 |
| Number of widowed females | 183 |
| Number of widowed males | 89 |
| Number of widowed persons | 272 |
| POP TOT | 6,883 |
| Total population | 6,883 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,024 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,267 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,291 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,356 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,358 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 41 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 7,554 |
| Acres of potatoes | 678 |
| Acres of wheat | 9,594 |
| BAR BU | 161,315 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 161,315 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 156 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,462 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 19,342 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 214,937 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 77,956 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 75,944 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 71,005 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3,561 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 50,529 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 856,569 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 99,042 |
| BWT BU | 156 |
| CRN BU | 19,342 |
| HAY AC | 7,554 |
| HAY TONS | 11,518 |
| OAT BU | 214,937 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 75,944 |
| POT AC | 678 |
| POT BU | 71,005 |
| RYE BU | 3,561 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 11,518 |
| WHT AC | 9,594 |
| WHT SP BU | 50,529 |
| WHT WTR BU | 99,042 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 2,024 |
| C UNMD M | 2,267 |
| C UNMD TOT | 4,291 |
| D OCC | 1,358 |
| FEMALE | 3,369 |
| GRA BU | 1,462 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 1,356 |
| H UNINH | 41 |
| MALE | 3,514 |
| MD F | 1,162 |
| MD M | 1,158 |
| MD TOT | 2,320 |
| NUMBER CD | 132 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 77,956 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| TUR BU | 856,569 |
| WID F | 183 |
| WID M | 89 |
| WID TOT | 272 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON132001— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pickering-on132001-1881/.