Pittsburgh, Ontario (1861 census)
Pittsburgh was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 4,394. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.329°N, 76.324°W.
Population
In 1861, Pittsburgh had a population of 4,394: 2,192 male and 2,202 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,258 |
| 1861 | 4,394 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Pittsburgh shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 175 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 4,394 total population, 2,202 females, 2,192 males, Female members of the family who are present: 2,081, Male members of the family who are present: 1,974, 1,609 single males, 1,571 single females, 572 married females, 541 married males, 448 males attending school, 409 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 218, Females present who are not members of the family: 121, 72 female births, 64 male births, 59 widowed females, 57 adult females unable to read or write, 57 adult males unable to read or write, 42 widowed males, 4 lunatic males, 1 blind males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 317 females aged 5 to 10, 314 single males aged 20 to 30, 302 single males aged 10 to 15, 289 single females aged 10 to 15, 280 single males aged 15 to 20, 276 single females aged 15 to 20, 246 single females aged 20 to 30, 241 males aged 5 to 10, 194 married females aged 30 to 40, 141 married males aged 30 to 40, 139 married females aged 40 to 50, 139 married males aged 40 to 50, 110 married females aged 20 to 30, 103 married males aged 50 to 60, 86 married males aged 20 to 30, 78 females aged 1 to 2, 77 females aged 4 to 5, 75 females age 3 to 4, 75 males aged 4 to 5, 73 males aged 3 to 4, 72 married females aged 50 to 60, 71 females aged 2 to 3, 68 males aged 2 to 3, 64 males aged 1 to 2, 62 single males aged 30 to 40, 57 married males aged 60 to 70, 37 single males aged 40 to 50, 30 single females aged 30 to 40, 27 married females aged 15 to 20, 18 single females aged 40 to 50, 18 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 17 single males aged 50 to 60, 16 married females aged 60 to 70, 14 married males aged 70 to 80, 14 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 13 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 12 married females aged 70 to 80, 10 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 9 single females aged 50 to 60, 8 single females aged 70 to 80, 7 single males aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 males of unknown age, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 90 to 100, 1 single males over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,725 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,125 persons originating in Ireland, 181 persons originating in England or Wales, 157 persons originating in Scotland, 110 French Canadians, 84 persons originating in the United States, 11 negroes or coloured persons, 7 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 6 male negroes or coloured persons, 5 female negroes or coloured persons, 2 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 1 persons originating in Switzerland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $853,536 value farms (dollars), $136,092 value all livestock, 110,947 pounds of homemade butter, 107,365 bushels of oats, $77,671 value horses aged over 3 years, 56,353 bushels of potatoes, 55,074 bushels of spring wheat, 49,171 acres of land in farms, $43,275 value farm implements in dollars, 30,190 bushels of peas, 27,093 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 22,078 acres of farmland under cultivation, 16,336 pounds of wool produced on farms, 13,065 acres of farmland under crops, 8,820 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,574 bushels of barley, 4,804 sheep, $4,381 value garden and orchard crops, 4,333 bushels of carrots, 3,983 bushels of turnips, 3,741 bushels of rye, 3,701 tons of hay, 3,278 acres of oats, 3,120 acres of spring wheat, 2,029 pounds of maple sugar, 1,895 bushels of corn, 1,604 bushels of winter wheat, 1,589 calves and heifers, 1,500 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,448 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,428 milk cows, 1,413 swine, 1,376 bushels of buckwheat, 1,339 acres of peas, 1,007 barrels of pork, 977 horses aged over 3 years, 564 acres of potatoes, 440 horses aged 3 years and under, 414 occupants of farms, 210 acres of barley, 200 barrels of beef, 196 acres of rye, 193 acres of farmland in gardens, 188 bulls, oxen, or steers, 170 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 128 pounds of hops, 122 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 80 gallons of cider, 79 bushels of beans, 75 acres of winter wheat, 70 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 60 acres of buckwheat, 57 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 49 acres of corn, 33 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 20 acres of turnips, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 11 acres of mangel wurtzel, 10 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 9 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $5,893 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,295 yards of flannel, 1,522 yards of fulled cloth, 116 yards of linen, 85 carriages for pleasure, $20 value carriages for hire (dollars), 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 8 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
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 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Hugh Plunkett Bourchier | 1800–1862 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON072011— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/pittsburgh-on072011-1861/.