Pilkington, Ontario (1871 census)
Pilkington was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,308. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262592. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.647°N, 80.443°W.
Population
In 1871, Pilkington had a population of 2,308: 1,176 male and 1,132 female residents. Population density was 45.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,990 |
| 1861 | 2,397 |
| 1871 | 2,308 |
| 1881 | 1,958 |
| 1891 | 1,663 |
| 1901 | 1,491 |
| 1911 | 1,255 |
| 1921 | 1,149 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Pilkington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 394 |
| Number of females | 1,132 |
| Number of males | 1,176 |
| Number of married females | 332 |
| Number of married males | 334 |
| Number of married persons | 666 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 65 |
| Total population | 2,308 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 756 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 821 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,577 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 390 |
| Number of occupied houses | 390 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 34 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 16,250 |
| BWT BU | 118 |
| CRN BU | 35 |
| HAY AC | 3,490 |
| HAY TONS | 5,074 |
| OAT BU | 69,516 |
| PEA BU | 39,669 |
| POT AC | 291 |
| POT BU | 43,814 |
| Total area (acres) | 30,760 |
| WHT SP BU | 37,939 |
| WHT WTR BU | 6,244 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 4,300 |
| AREA | 30,760 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| CD | 34 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 394 |
| FEMALE | 1,132 |
| GRA BU | 46 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 390 |
| INHABITED | 390 |
| MALE | 1,176 |
| MARRIED F | 332 |
| MARRIED M | 334 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 666 |
| POPULATION | 2,308 |
| ROOT BU | 4,302 |
| SINGLE F | 756 |
| SINGLE M | 821 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,577 |
| TUR BU | 562,065 |
| UNINHABITED | 34 |
| WIDOWED F | 44 |
| WIDOWED M | 21 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 65 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON034001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON152011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262592
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "Pilkington, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pilkington-on034001-1871/.