Pittsburg, Ontario (1911 census)
Pittsburg was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,243. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7199210. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.957°N, 76.764°W.
Population
In 1911, Pittsburg had a population of 2,243: 179 male and 182 female residents. Population density was 3.2 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Pittsburg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 71,133 area in acres, 2,243 total population, 182 females in the population, 179 males in the population, 114 single (never-married) females, 111.15 area in square miles, 111 single (never-married) males, 70 families, 64 married females, 64 married males, 4 widowed females, 3.25 population per square mile, 3 widowed males, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,003 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 1,267 persons of British origin (Irish), 539 persons of British origin (English), 312 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 55 persons of French origin, 39 persons of Dutch origin, 10 persons of German origin, 10 persons of Scandinavian origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Swiss origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 1 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 594 Presbyterians, 589 Anglicans (Church of England), 513 Methodists, 499 Roman Catholics, 25 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 14 Baptists, 4 Salvation Army adherents, 3 Brethren, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Jews. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 70 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON069014— 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 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). "Pittsburg, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pittsburg-on069014-1911/.