Scott, Ontario (1871 census)
Scott was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,775. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7437405. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.182°N, 79.216°W.
Population
In 1871, Scott had a population of 2,775: 1,458 male and 1,317 female residents. Population density was 33.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,028 |
| 1861 | 2,169 |
| 1871 | 2,775 |
| 1881 | 2,563 |
| 1891 | 2,342 |
| 1901 | 2,270 |
| 1911 | 2,119 |
| 1921 | 1,942 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Scott shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 475 |
| Number of females | 1,317 |
| Number of males | 1,458 |
| Number of married females | 429 |
| Number of married males | 432 |
| Number of married persons | 861 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 60 |
| Total population | 2,775 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 850 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,004 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,854 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 471 |
| Number of occupied houses | 471 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 38,497 |
| BWT BU | 137 |
| CRN BU | 291 |
| HAY AC | 3,115 |
| HAY TONS | 3,611 |
| OAT BU | 82,720 |
| PEA BU | 29,478 |
| POT AC | 368 |
| POT BU | 42,117 |
| RYE BU | 399 |
| Total area (acres) | 50,380 |
| WHT SP BU | 13,668 |
| WHT WTR BU | 34,792 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3,868 |
| AREA | 50,380 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 44 |
| CD | 49 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 475 |
| FEMALE | 1,317 |
| GRA BU | 512 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 471 |
| INHABITED | 471 |
| MALE | 1,458 |
| MARRIED F | 429 |
| MARRIED M | 432 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 861 |
| POPULATION | 2,775 |
| ROOT BU | 4,457 |
| SINGLE F | 850 |
| SINGLE M | 1,004 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,854 |
| TUR BU | 170,581 |
| UNINHABITED | 29 |
| WIDOWED F | 38 |
| WIDOWED M | 22 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 60 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON049004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7437405
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Township,_Ontario
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). "Scott, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/scott-on049004-1871/.