Picton, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)
Picton, Town—Ville 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, Town—Ville 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
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,569 |
| 1861 | 2,067 |
| 1871 | 2,361 |
| 1881 | 2,975 |
| 1891 | 3,287 |
| 1901 | 3,698 |
| 1911 | 3,564 |
| 1921 | 3,356 |
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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,698 |
| POP F | 1,953 |
| POP M | 1,611 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 4,144.19 |
| POP TOT | 3,564 |
Other recorded variables (41 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 3 |
| ANGLICANS | 866 |
| AREA ACRES | 552 |
| AREA SQ MI | 0.86 |
| BAPTISTS | 55 |
| BRETHREN | 3 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 2,313 |
| BRIT IRISH | 620 |
| BRIT OTHER | 17 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 285 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 1 |
| CHINESE | 6 |
| CHRISTIANS | 2 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DUTCH | 25 |
| DWELLINGS | 959 |
| F MARRIED | 853 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| F SINGLE | 849 |
| F WIDOWED | 248 |
| FAMILIES | 1,020 |
| FRENCH | 47 |
| FRIENDS | 12 |
| GERMAN | 209 |
| GREEK | 2 |
| INDIAN | 11 |
| ITALIAN | 6 |
| JEWISH | 11 |
| JEWS | 11 |
| LUTHERANS | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 844 |
| M SINGLE | 716 |
| M WIDOWED | 51 |
| METHODISTS | 1,929 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 328 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 300 |
| RUSSIAN | 1 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 25 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 8 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 27 |
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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/picton-town-ville-on115008-1911/.