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Pickering, Ontario (1851–1921)
Pickering was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in 8 censuses between 1851 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q386626, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years.
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 6,737 | View 1851 detail → |
| 1861 | 8,002 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 7,375 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1881 | 6,883 | View 1881 detail → |
| 1891 | 5,998 | View 1891 detail → |
| 1901 | 5,225 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 4,763 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 4,910 | View 1921 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133003— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - Wikidata: Q386626
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickering,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickering
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.