Pittsburg, Ontario (1901 census)
Pittsburg was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,544. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7199210. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.337°N, 76.333°W.
Population
In 1901, Pittsburg had a population of 2,544: 1,384 male and 1,160 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,352 |
| 1891 | 3,000 |
| 1901 | 2,544 |
| 1911 | 2,243 |
| 1921 | 2,299 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Pittsburg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 2,544 total population, 1,384 males, 1,160 females, 932 single males, 676 single females, 511 families, 411 married males, 399 married females, 85 widowed females, 41 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 511 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 47,923 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON061004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111013_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7199210
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_Township
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "Pittsburg, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pittsburg-on061004-1901/.