Escott, Ontario (1851 census)
Escott was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,399. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.466°N, 75.949°W.
Population
In 1851, Escott had a population of 1,399: 681 male and 718 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,399 |
| 1861 | 1,755 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Escott shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,399 total population, 718 females, 681 males, Female members of the family who are present: 649, Male members of the family who are present: 621, 496 single females, 457 single males, 226 families, 217 married males, 205 married females, 131 females attending school, 128 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 69, Males present who are not members of the family: 60, Male members of the family who are present: 45, Female members of the family who are absent: 29, 24 male births, 19 female births, 17 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 104 single females aged 10 to 15, 102 females aged 5 to 10, 100 males aged 5 to 10, 94 single females aged 15 to 20, 80 single males aged 20 to 30, 78 single males aged 10 to 15, 71 single males aged 15 to 20, 70 married females aged 20 to 30, 55 married males aged 20 to 30, 54 married males aged 40 to 50, 53 married males aged 30 to 40, 51 married females aged 30 to 40, 43 married females aged 40 to 50, 35 single females aged 20 to 30, 33 females aged 1 to 2, 31 females aged 4 to 5, 29 females under age 1, 28 females age 3 to 4, 28 males under age 1, 27 married males aged 50 to 60, 26 females aged 2 to 3, 24 males aged 1 to 2, 23 males aged 2 to 3, 22 married males aged 60 to 70, 20 males aged 3 to 4, 16 married females aged 50 to 60, 13 married females aged 15 to 20, 11 males aged 4 to 5, 11 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 single males aged 30 to 40, 8 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,005 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 282 persons originating in Ireland, 72 persons originating in the United States, 21 persons originating in England or Wales, 9 French Canadians, 9 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in the East Indies, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 44,730 pounds of homemade butter, 18,522 acres of land in farms, 13,442 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,723 bushels of wheat, 8,161 bushels of potatoes, 6,473 bushels of oats, 5,080 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,022 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,604 bushels of peas, 3,001 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,605 pounds of maple sugar, 2,003 acres of farmland under crops, 1,932 bushels of corn, 1,888 tons of hay, 1,639 bushels of rye, 1,474 sheep, 1,140 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,001 acres of wheat, 656 swine, 543 barrels of pork, 537 milk cows, 530 bushels of buckwheat, 509 bulls, oxen, or steers, 415 calves and heifers, 402 gallons of cider, 305 acres of oats, 283 horses, 245 acres of peas, 187 bushels of turnips, 180 occupants of farms, 171 barrels of beef, 166 bushels of carrots, 158 acres of potatoes, 135 acres of rye, 111 bushels of beans, 94 acres of corn, 76 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 67 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 57 acres of buckwheat, 50 bushels of barley, 44 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 35 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 26 pounds of tobacco, 25 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 6 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 3 acres of turnips, 2 acres of barley. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 2,214 yards of flannel, 855 yards of fulled cloth, $725 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $600 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 225 tanneries returning capital, 6 employees in saw mills, 4 employees in tanneries, 4 saw mills, 4 saw mills powered by water, 4 saw mills returning capital, 3 saw mills reporting annual production, 2 tanneries, 2 tanneries reporting, 1 employees in grist mills, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting annual production, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 saw mills not reporting. 220,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 5,300 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. $400 value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 10 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON020007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON083008— 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). "Escott, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/escott-on020007-1851/.