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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q7199210. 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 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 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,000 total population, 1,546 males, 1,454 females, 913 married persons, 564 families, 460 married females, 453 married males, 123 widowed persons, 83 widowed females, 40 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,964 single persons under 18, 1,053 single males under 18, 911 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,972 persons who are not French Canadian, 28 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 557 occupied houses, 552 houses, 391 houses built of wood, 369 houses of 2 stories, 287 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 181 houses of 1 story, 119 houses built of stone, 104 houses of 4 rooms, 63 houses of 5 rooms, 49 houses of 3 rooms, 41 houses built of brick, 38 uninhabited houses, 25 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 20 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses under construction, 5 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 121,437 pounds of homemade butter, 105,801 bushels of oats, 48,396 bushels of barley, 48,153 acres of land in farms, 43,680 acres of improved land in farms, 34,744 bushels of potatoes, 26,779 acres of farmland under crops, 16,418 acres of farmland in pasture, 16,310 bushels of peas, 16,193 bushels of spring wheat, 16,124 tons of hay, 13,366 chickens, 12,618 acres of hay crops, 9,174 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 8,244 bushels of turnips, 5,176 acres of oats, 4,473 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,983 milk cows, 2,899 acres of barley, 2,375 sheep, 2,354 other cattle, 2,233 bushels of rye, 1,760 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,714 acres of wheat, 1,482 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,391 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,183 horses aged over 3 years, 1,165 cattle killed or sold, 1,150 swine, 898 bushels of winter wheat, 778 turkeys, 770 bushels of corn, 731 geese, 584 bushels of buckwheat, 548 ducks, 483 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 457 acres of potatoes, 452 horses aged 3 years and under, 440 occupants of farms, 390 farm occupants who own their land, 160 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 135 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 134 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 100, 70 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 68 other fowl, 58 bushels of beans, 56 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 49 farm occupants who rent their land, 45 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 27 acres of turnips, 3 oxen, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON064004— 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 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/.