Pilkington, Ontario (1891 census)
Pilkington was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,663. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262592. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.647°N, 80.443°W.
Population
In 1891, Pilkington had a population of 1,663: 900 male and 763 female residents. Population density was 32.9 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Pilkington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 311 |
| Number of families | 311 |
| Number of females | 763 |
| Number of males | 900 |
| Number of married females | 247 |
| Number of married males | 250 |
| Number of married persons | 497 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 58 |
| POP F | 763 |
| POP M | 900 |
| POP TOT | 1,663 |
| Total population | 1,663 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 482 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 626 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,108 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 7 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,656 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 309 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 47 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 88 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 173 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 118 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 190 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 196 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 309 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,606 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 401 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,767 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,581 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 20,192 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,814 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 26,360 |
| Acres of land in farms | 28,941 |
| Acres of oats | 5,389 |
| Acres of potatoes | 215 |
| Acres of turnips | 1,160 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,583 |
| BAR AC | 1,606 |
| BAR BU | 45,716 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 45,716 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 66 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 225 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 176,358 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 34,155 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,229 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 11,442 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 407,931 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 16,680 |
| CRN BU | 225 |
| HAY AC | 4,814 |
| HAY TONS | 8,224 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,614 |
| Number of chickens | 12,126 |
| Number of ducks | 223 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 242 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 56 |
| Number of geese | 536 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 406 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 902 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,088 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 298 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,157 |
| Number of other fowl | 34 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 92 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 111 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 54 |
| Number of sheep | 2,463 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,601 |
| Number of swine | 3,371 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,999 |
| Number of turkeys | 335 |
| OAT AC | 5,389 |
| OAT BU | 176,358 |
| PEA BU | 34,155 |
| POT AC | 215 |
| POT BU | 24,229 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 817 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 9,810 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,217 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 78,423 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,224 |
| WHT AC | 1,583 |
| WHT FALL BU | 16,680 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,442 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 92 |
| A 11 50 | 28 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 111 |
| BUTTER LB | 78,423 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,614 |
| CHEESE LB | 817 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 482 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 626 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,108 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 9,810 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 406 |
| DUCKS | 223 |
| FAMILIES | 311 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,217 |
| FRN CA | 7 |
| GEESE | 536 |
| GRA BU | 66 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 12,126 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 902 |
| HOUSES | 309 |
| HOUSES B | 47 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 37 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 118 |
| HOUSES S | 88 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 196 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 190 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 173 |
| INF 11 A | 54 |
| MD FEM | 247 |
| MD MALE | 250 |
| MD TOT | 497 |
| MILK COWS | 1,088 |
| NAME CD | Wellington, Centre |
| OC F | 56 |
| OC P | 242 |
| OC TOT | 298 |
| OTHER FOWL | 34 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,157 |
| OTHERS | 1,656 |
| SHEEP | 2,463 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,601 |
| SUP AM | 26,360 |
| SUP FOR | 2,581 |
| SUP JV | 401 |
| SUP PAT | 5,767 |
| SUP SC | 20,192 |
| SUP TOT | 28,941 |
| SWINE | 3,371 |
| SWINE KS | 3,999 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 309 |
| TUR AC | 1,160 |
| TUR BU | 407,931 |
| TURKEY | 335 |
| WID FEM | 34 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 58 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON126010— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pilkington-on126010-1891/.