Pittsburg, Ontario (1921 census)
Pittsburg was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,299. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7199210. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.338°N, 76.333°W.
Population
In 1921, Pittsburg had a population of 2,299: 1,255 male and 1,044 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,352 |
| 1891 | 3,000 |
| 1901 | 2,544 |
| 1911 | 2,341 |
| 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Pittsburg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,299 total population, 1,255 males in the population, 1,082 males born in Canada, 1,044 females in the population, 937 females born in Canada, 160 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 87 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 20 females born outside the British Empire, 13 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,065 persons of British origin (Irish), 738 persons of British origin (English), 310 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 66 persons of French origin, 55 persons of Dutch origin, 29 persons of German origin, 21 persons of Scandinavian origin, 8 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 646 Methodists, 564 Presbyterians, 544 Anglicans (Church of England), 511 Roman Catholics, 10 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 9 Lutherans, 5 Congregationalists, 4 Baptists, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Adventists, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON111013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7199210
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_Township
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pittsburg-on111013-1921/.