Escott, Front, Ontario (1881 census)
Escott, Front was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,329. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.450°N, 75.942°W.
Population
In 1881, Escott, Front had a population of 1,329: 687 male and 642 female residents.
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Yonge & Escott, Front, 1891 (44.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Escott, Front shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,329 total population, 687 males, 642 females, 439 married persons, 258 families, 220 married females, 219 married males, 55 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 24 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 835 single persons under 18, 444 single males under 18, 391 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 246 inhabited houses, 246 occupied houses, 26 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 33,857 bushels of oats, 16,732 bushels of potatoes, 7,111 bushels of barley, 3,695 tons of hay, 3,418 bushels of spring wheat, 3,201 acres of hay crops, 3,030 bushels of peas and beans, 1,953 bushels of winter wheat, 1,894 bushels of corn, 1,588 bushels of other root crops, 1,463 bushels of rye, 749 acres of wheat, 470 bushels of turnips, 436 bushels of buckwheat, 227 acres of potatoes, 80 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,329 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:
ON110009— 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 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). "Escott, Front, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/escott-front-on110009-1881/.