Pilkington, Ontario (1881 census)
Pilkington was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,958. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262592. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.647°N, 80.443°W.
Population
In 1881, Pilkington had a population of 1,958: 999 male and 959 female residents. Population density was 38.7 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Pilkington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 349 |
| Number of families | 349 |
| Number of females | 959 |
| Number of males | 999 |
| Number of married females | 282 |
| Number of married males | 280 |
| Number of married persons | 562 |
| Number of widowed females | 45 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| POP TOT | 1,958 |
| Total population | 1,958 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 632 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 703 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,335 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 347 |
| Number of occupied houses | 347 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,969 |
| Acres of potatoes | 245 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,748 |
| BAR BU | 29,703 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 29,703 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 229 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 109,047 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,179 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 49,057 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 25,458 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 520 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 18,047 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 642,650 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 31,304 |
| BWT BU | 40 |
| CRN BU | 20 |
| HAY AC | 3,969 |
| HAY TONS | 6,489 |
| OAT BU | 109,047 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 49,057 |
| POT AC | 245 |
| POT BU | 25,458 |
| RYE BU | 520 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,489 |
| WHT AC | 3,748 |
| WHT SP BU | 18,047 |
| WHT WTR BU | 31,304 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 632 |
| C UNMD M | 703 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,335 |
| D OCC | 347 |
| FEMALE | 959 |
| GRA BU | 229 |
| H INHAB | 347 |
| H UNINH | 29 |
| MALE | 999 |
| MD F | 282 |
| MD M | 280 |
| MD TOT | 562 |
| NUMBER CD | 152 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,179 |
| TUR BU | 642,650 |
| WID F | 45 |
| WID M | 16 |
| WID TOT | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON152007— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pilkington-on152007-1881/.