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 27.0 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 29,721 area in acres, 1,255 total population, 666 males in the population, 589 females in the population, 406 single (never-married) males, 337 single (never-married) females, 291 families, 244 married males, 224 married females, 46.44 area in square miles, 28 widowed females, 27.02 population per square mile, 15 widowed males, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,491 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 432 persons of British origin (English), 300 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 297 persons of German origin, 167 persons of British origin (Irish), 32 persons of British origin (other), 9 persons of Dutch origin, 8 persons of French origin, 3 persons of Swiss origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 403 Methodists, 400 Presbyterians, 316 Roman Catholics, 57 Anglicans (Church of England), 31 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 24 Mennonites, 14 Lutherans, 10 Baptists, 7 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 284 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| David Fasken | 1860–1929 | born here |
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/.