Pittsburg, Ontario (1891 census)
Pittsburg was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,000. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.337°N, 76.333°W.
Population
In 1891, Pittsburg had a population of 3,000: 1,546 male and 1,454 female residents. Population density was 34.4 people per square mile.
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 1891
In the 1891 census, Pittsburg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 178 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 | 564 |
| Number of families | 564 |
| Number of females | 1,454 |
| Number of males | 1,546 |
| Number of married females | 460 |
| Number of married males | 453 |
| Number of married persons | 913 |
| Number of widowed females | 83 |
| Number of widowed males | 40 |
| Number of widowed persons | 123 |
| POP F | 1,454 |
| POP M | 1,546 |
| POP TOT | 3,000 |
| Total population | 3,000 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 911 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,053 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,964 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 28 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,972 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses | 552 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 41 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 119 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 391 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 181 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 369 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 104 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 287 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 557 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 38 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,899 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 483 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 16,418 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,473 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 26,779 |
| Acres of hay crops | 12,618 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 43,680 |
| Acres of land in farms | 48,153 |
| Acres of oats | 5,176 |
| Acres of potatoes | 457 |
| Acres of turnips | 27 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,714 |
| BAR AC | 2,899 |
| BAR BU | 48,396 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 48,396 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 58 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 584 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 160 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 770 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 105,801 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 16,310 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 34,744 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,233 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 16,193 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,244 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 898 |
| BWT BU | 584 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 100 |
| CRN BU | 770 |
| HAY AC | 12,618 |
| HAY TONS | 16,124 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,165 |
| Number of chickens | 13,366 |
| Number of ducks | 548 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 390 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 49 |
| Number of geese | 731 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 452 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,183 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,983 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 440 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,354 |
| Number of other fowl | 68 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 134 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 135 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 70 |
| Number of sheep | 2,375 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,760 |
| Number of swine | 1,150 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,482 |
| Number of turkeys | 778 |
| OAT AC | 5,176 |
| OAT BU | 105,801 |
| PEA BU | 16,310 |
| POT AC | 457 |
| POT BU | 34,744 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 9,174 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,391 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 121,437 |
| RYE BU | 2,233 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 16,124 |
| WHT AC | 1,714 |
| WHT FALL BU | 898 |
| WHT SP BU | 16,193 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 134 |
| A 11 50 | 56 |
| A 201 PL | 45 |
| A 51 100 | 135 |
| BEN BU | 58 |
| BUTTER LB | 121,437 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,165 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 911 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,053 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,964 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 9,174 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 452 |
| DUCKS | 548 |
| FAMILIES | 564 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,391 |
| FRN CA | 28 |
| GEESE | 731 |
| GRA BU | 160 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 13,366 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,183 |
| HOUSES | 552 |
| HOUSES B | 41 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 63 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 104 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 181 |
| HOUSES S | 119 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 287 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 49 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 369 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 38 |
| HOUSES W | 391 |
| INF 11 A | 70 |
| MD FEM | 460 |
| MD MALE | 453 |
| MD TOT | 913 |
| MILK COWS | 2,983 |
| NAME CD | Frontenac |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 49 |
| OC P | 390 |
| OC TOT | 440 |
| OTHER FOWL | 68 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,354 |
| OTHERS | 2,972 |
| SHEEP | 2,375 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,760 |
| SILOS | 100 |
| SUP AM | 43,680 |
| SUP FOR | 4,473 |
| SUP JV | 483 |
| SUP PAT | 16,418 |
| SUP SC | 26,779 |
| SUP TOT | 48,153 |
| SWINE | 1,150 |
| SWINE KS | 1,482 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 557 |
| TUR AC | 27 |
| TUR BU | 8,244 |
| TURKEY | 778 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 5 |
| WID FEM | 83 |
| WID MALE | 40 |
| WID TOT | 123 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON064004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Pittsburg, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pittsburg-on064004-1891/.