Escott, Front, Ontario (1871 census)
Escott, Front was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,390. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.450°N, 75.942°W.
Population
In 1871, Escott, Front had a population of 1,390: 704 male and 686 female residents. Population density was 31.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,390 |
| 1881 | 1,329 |
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 Escott, 1861 (85.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Escott, Front shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 242 |
| Number of females | 686 |
| Number of males | 704 |
| Number of married females | 225 |
| Number of married males | 226 |
| Number of married persons | 451 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| Total population | 1,390 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 429 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 463 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 892 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 241 |
| Number of occupied houses | 241 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,765 |
| BWT BU | 139 |
| CRN BU | 891 |
| HAY AC | 4,177 |
| HAY TONS | 3,423 |
| OAT BU | 15,568 |
| PEA BU | 2,844 |
| POT AC | 226 |
| POT BU | 18,828 |
| RYE BU | 1,709 |
| Total area (acres) | 26,900 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,705 |
| WHT WTR BU | 215 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 680 |
| AREA | 26,900 |
| BEN BU | 85 |
| CD | 67 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 242 |
| FEMALE | 686 |
| GRA BU | 86 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 241 |
| INHABITED | 241 |
| MALE | 704 |
| MARRIED F | 225 |
| MARRIED M | 226 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 451 |
| POPULATION | 1,390 |
| ROOT BU | 940 |
| SINGLE F | 429 |
| SINGLE M | 463 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 892 |
| TUR BU | 865 |
| UNINHABITED | 21 |
| WIDOWED F | 32 |
| WIDOWED M | 15 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 47 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON067004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110009— 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 1871 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). "Escott, Front, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/escott-front-on067004-1871/.