Pittsburg, Ontario (1881 census)
Pittsburg was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,352. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7199210. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.337°N, 76.333°W.
Population
In 1881, Pittsburg had a population of 3,352: 1,729 male and 1,623 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Pittsburg, Howe Island, 1871 (85.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Pittsburg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,352 total population, 1,729 males, 1,623 females, 993 married persons, 609 families, 498 married males, 495 married females, 134 widowed persons, 74 widowed females, 60 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,225 single persons under 18, 1,171 single males under 18, 1,054 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 597 occupied houses, 589 inhabited houses, 34 uninhabited houses, 7 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 3 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 103,514 bushels of oats, 73,145 bushels of barley, 60,262 bushels of potatoes, 29,348 bushels of peas and beans, 15,001 bushels of spring wheat, 7,122 acres of hay crops, 6,959 bushels of rye, 6,834 tons of hay, 6,192 bushels of other root crops, 2,653 bushels of corn, 2,607 bushels of winter wheat, 2,046 acres of wheat, 1,907 bushels of turnips, 1,250 bushels of buckwheat, 669 acres of potatoes, 245 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Edward John Barker Canadian physician and journalist (1799-1884) | 1799–1884 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,360 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON115005— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pittsburg-on115005-1881/.