Picton, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)

Picton, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,564. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7191105. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.006°N, 77.147°W.

Population

In 1911, Picton, T-V had a population of 3,564: 1,611 male and 1,953 female residents. Population density was 4144.2 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

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, Picton, T-V shared boundaries with:

• Hallowell

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 4,144.19 population per square mile, 3,564 total population, 1,953 females in the population, 1,611 males in the population, 1,020 families, 853 married females, 849 single (never-married) females, 844 married males, 716 single (never-married) males, 552 area in acres, 248 widowed females, 51 widowed males, 3 females with marital status not given, 0.86 area in square miles. 3,698 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 2,313 persons of British origin (English), 620 persons of British origin (Irish), 285 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 209 persons of German origin, 47 persons of French origin, 25 persons of Dutch origin, 17 persons of British origin (other), 6 persons of Chinese origin, 6 persons of Italian origin, 2 persons of Greek origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 11 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 11 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)

Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,929 Methodists, 866 Anglicans (Church of England), 328 Presbyterians, 300 Roman Catholics, 55 Baptists, 27 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 25 Salvation Army adherents, 12 Friends (Quakers), 11 Jews, 8 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Adventists, 3 Brethren, 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 2 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)

Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 959 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON115008 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON140008 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q7191105
• Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picton,_Ontario

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). "Picton, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/picton-t-v-on115008-1911/.