Pittsburgh, Ontario (1851 census)

Pittsburgh was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,258. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.328°N, 76.325°W.

Population

In 1851, Pittsburgh had a population of 3,258: 1,741 male and 1,517 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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.

Later boundary forms

• In a later year, this CSD contained Forts Henry and Frederick, Penitentiary and lunatic Asylum, 1861 (1.0% of this CSD's polygon).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851

In the 1851 census, Pittsburgh shared boundaries with:

• Kingston
• Leeds
• Storrington

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 167 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,258 total population, 1,741 males, 1,517 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,511, Female members of the family who are present: 1,383, 1,190 single males, 974 single females, 521 families, 496 married males, 486 married females, 273 males attending school, 251 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 230, Females present who are not members of the family: 134, 58 male births, 57 widowed females, 55 widowed males, 53 female births, Female members of the family who are absent: 3, Male members of the family who are present: 2, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 271 males aged 5 to 10, 253 females aged 5 to 10, 212 single males aged 10 to 15, 207 single females aged 10 to 15, 179 married females aged 20 to 30, 177 single males aged 15 to 20, 166 single males aged 20 to 30, 150 single females aged 15 to 20, 144 married males aged 30 to 40, 133 married females aged 30 to 40, 133 married males aged 40 to 50, 116 married males aged 20 to 30, 99 married females aged 40 to 50, 86 males aged 1 to 2, 73 married males aged 50 to 60, 71 single females aged 20 to 30, 66 females aged 1 to 2, 58 females aged 4 to 5, 56 males aged 4 to 5, 56 males under age 1, 55 males aged 3 to 4, 51 females age 3 to 4, 51 females aged 2 to 3, 51 females under age 1, 48 males aged 2 to 3, 45 married females aged 50 to 60, 36 single males aged 30 to 40, 23 married males aged 60 to 70, 15 married females aged 15 to 20, 15 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 12 married females aged 60 to 70, 12 single males aged 40 to 50, 12 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 11 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 10 single males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,730 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 817 persons originating in Ireland, 242 French Canadians, 178 persons originating in Scotland, 171 persons originating in England or Wales, 107 persons originating in the United States, 7 Indigenous females, 6 Indigenous males, 6 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 male negroes or coloured persons, 2 persons originating in the East Indies, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Guernsey, 1 persons originating in Jersey or other British islands — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 55,316 pounds of homemade butter, 42,073 acres of land in farms, 30,624 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 30,464 bushels of oats, 16,426 bushels of wheat, 11,738 bushels of peas, 11,449 acres of farmland under cultivation, 9,195 bushels of potatoes, 8,984 pounds of wool produced on farms, 8,337 acres of farmland under crops, 4,067 tons of hay, 3,988 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,003 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,959 sheep, 2,450 bushels of rye, 1,917 pounds of maple sugar, 1,832 bushels of corn, 1,564 swine, 1,306 acres of wheat, 1,236 calves and heifers, 1,211 bushels of turnips, 1,163 acres of oats, 1,102 milk cows, 1,002 barrels of beef, 818 acres of peas, 791 barrels of pork, 695 horses, 684 bushels of barley, 670 bulls, oxen, or steers, 562 bushels of buckwheat, 550 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 403 occupants of farms, 343 bushels of carrots, 227 acres of potatoes, 198 acres of rye, 179 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 174 gallons of cider, 111 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 109 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 100 pounds of hops, 87 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 75 acres of corn, 46 bushels of beans, 41 acres of buckwheat, 22 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 19 acres of barley, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 acres of turnips, 8 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 5,000 feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, $3,775 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 2,791 yards of flannel, $2,500 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 1,180 yards of fulled cloth, 33 employees in saw mills, 5 saw mills, 5 saw mills powered by water, 5 saw mills returning capital, 3 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 2 saw mills reporting daily production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)

Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 2 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 9 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

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 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON009008 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON072011 — 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 1851 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). "Pittsburgh, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pittsburgh-on009008-1851/.