Escott, Ontario (1861 census)
Escott was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,755. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.466°N, 75.949°W.
Population
In 1861, Escott had a population of 1,755: 862 male and 893 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).
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 Escott, Front, 1871 (85.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Escott shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,755 total population, 893 females, 862 males, Female members of the family who are present: 853, Male members of the family who are present: 817, 593 single females, 586 single males, 271 married females, 265 married males, 224 females attending school, 192 males attending school, 49 adult males unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 45, Females present who are not members of the family: 40, 40 female births, 31 adult females unable to read or write, 31 male births, 29 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 2 lunatic females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 131 single females aged 10 to 15, 120 females aged 5 to 10, 105 single males aged 20 to 30, 100 males aged 5 to 10, 96 married males aged 30 to 40, 95 single males aged 10 to 15, 91 single males aged 15 to 20, 90 married females aged 20 to 30, 88 single females aged 15 to 20, 77 married females aged 30 to 40, 77 single females aged 20 to 30, 61 married males aged 40 to 50, 53 married females aged 40 to 50, 39 males aged 3 to 4, 36 males aged 2 to 3, 35 married males aged 20 to 30, 34 males aged 1 to 2, 34 married females aged 50 to 60, 34 married males aged 50 to 60, 33 females aged 2 to 3, 33 females aged 4 to 5, 31 females aged 1 to 2, 30 females age 3 to 4, 27 males aged 4 to 5, 25 married males aged 60 to 70, 18 single males aged 30 to 40, 11 married females aged 60 to 70, 10 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,326 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 270 persons originating in Ireland, 111 persons originating in the United States, 19 persons originating in England or Wales, 14 French Canadians, 14 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in France. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $257,438 value farms (dollars), 75,915 pounds of homemade butter, $57,970 value all livestock, 22,771 acres of land in farms, $22,670 value horses aged over 3 years, 22,595 bushels of potatoes, 20,663 bushels of spring wheat, 19,669 bushels of oats, $14,997 value farm implements in dollars, 14,247 pounds of maple sugar, 14,131 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,640 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,340 bushels of peas, 6,173 acres of farmland under crops, 5,244 pounds of wool produced on farms, $3,047 value garden and orchard crops, 2,369 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,190 bushels of corn, 1,788 tons of hay, 1,559 bushels of rye, 1,490 sheep, 1,424 acres of spring wheat, 1,294 bushels of carrots, 1,168 bushels of buckwheat, 1,138 bushels of barley, 942 milk cows, 940 calves and heifers, 790 bushels of winter wheat, 734 acres of oats, 616 swine, 503 barrels of pork, 476 horses aged over 3 years, 439 bushels of turnips, 410 acres of peas, 360 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 247 acres of potatoes, 223 occupants of farms, 171 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 148 acres of rye, 144 horses aged 3 years and under, 139 barrels of beef, 114 pounds of hops, 110 gallons of cider, 98 acres of farmland in gardens, 94 bushels of beans, 87 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 86 acres of winter wheat, 85 acres of corn, 73 bulls, oxen, or steers, 63 acres of buckwheat, 61 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 57 acres of barley, 56 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 48 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 39 pounds of flax or hemp, 16 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 5 acres of turnips. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $3,673 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,186 yards of flannel, 1,344 yards of fulled cloth, 110 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 3,150 pounds of fresh fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 5 quintals of dried fish sold — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 20 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 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. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON083008— 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 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). "Escott, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/escott-on083008-1861/.