Pilkington, Ontario (1911 census)
Pilkington was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,255. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262592. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.647°N, 80.443°W.
Population
In 1911, Pilkington had a population of 1,255: 666 male and 589 female residents. Population density was 24.8 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Pilkington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,491 |
| POP F | 589 |
| POP M | 666 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 27.02 |
| POP TOT | 1,255 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 57 |
| AREA ACRES | 29,721 |
| AREA SQ MI | 46.44 |
| BAPTISTS | 10 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 432 |
| BRIT IRISH | 167 |
| BRIT OTHER | 32 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 300 |
| DUTCH | 9 |
| DWELLINGS | 284 |
| F MARRIED | 224 |
| F SINGLE | 337 |
| F WIDOWED | 28 |
| FAMILIES | 291 |
| FRENCH | 8 |
| GERMAN | 297 |
| LUTHERANS | 14 |
| M MARRIED | 244 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 406 |
| M WIDOWED | 15 |
| MENNONITES | 24 |
| METHODISTS | 403 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 400 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 316 |
| SWISS | 3 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 7 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 31 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON134005— 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 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). "Pilkington, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pilkington-on134005-1911/.