Scott, Ontario (1861 census)
Scott was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,169. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7437405. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.182°N, 79.216°W.
Population
In 1861, Scott had a population of 2,169: 1,190 male and 979 female residents.
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 1861
In the 1861 census, Scott shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,169 total population, 1,190 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,097, 979 females, Female members of the family who are present: 929, 774 single males, 587 single females, 385 married males, 358 married females, 300 males attending school, 240 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 93, 59 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 50, 35 female births, 34 widowed females, 31 widowed males, 15 adult males unable to read or write, 9 adult females unable to read or write, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 142 single males aged 20 to 30, 119 males aged 5 to 10, 119 married males aged 30 to 40, 118 single males aged 10 to 15, 117 single males aged 15 to 20, 114 married females aged 20 to 30, 107 married females aged 30 to 40, 107 single females aged 20 to 30, 104 married males aged 40 to 50, 99 single females aged 15 to 20, 98 females aged 5 to 10, 98 single females aged 10 to 15, 90 married males aged 20 to 30, 70 married females aged 40 to 50, 46 males aged 1 to 2, 43 males aged 4 to 5, 41 males aged 2 to 3, 40 married females aged 50 to 60, 40 married males aged 50 to 60, 36 males aged 3 to 4, 34 females aged 1 to 2, 34 females aged 2 to 3, 33 females age 3 to 4, 29 females aged 4 to 5, 28 single males aged 30 to 40, 20 married males aged 60 to 70, 18 married females aged 60 to 70, 17 single males aged 40 to 50, 8 married males aged 70 to 80, 8 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 married females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 females of unknown age, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,356 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 295 persons originating in England or Wales, 229 persons originating in Ireland, 191 persons originating in Scotland, 52 persons originating in the United States, 20 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 11 persons originating in New Brunswick, 8 persons originating in Switzerland, 4 persons originating in Germany or Holland. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $701,472 value farms (dollars), $123,706 value all livestock, 120,473 bushels of turnips, 70,873 pounds of homemade butter, 70,502 bushels of oats, 59,981 bushels of winter wheat, $52,997 value horses aged over 3 years, 46,755 bushels of spring wheat, 42,128 bushels of potatoes, 33,981 acres of land in farms, 32,899 pounds of maple sugar, 32,518 bushels of peas, $29,222 value farm implements in dollars, 18,796 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 15,185 acres of farmland under cultivation, 9,532 acres of farmland under crops, 8,338 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 6,661 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,508 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,982 bushels of carrots, $3,200 value garden and orchard crops, 2,556 swine, 2,465 acres of spring wheat, 2,312 acres of winter wheat, 2,063 sheep, 1,819 acres of oats, 1,761 bushels of barley, 1,744 barrels of pork, 1,554 tons of hay, 1,420 acres of peas, 1,135 calves and heifers, 1,128 pounds of flax or hemp, 965 milk cows, 871 bushels of corn, 670 horses aged over 3 years, 462 bushels of buckwheat, 403 acres of turnips, 359 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 335 bulls, oxen, or steers, 313 acres of potatoes, 256 occupants of farms, 184 horses aged 3 years and under, 147 bushels of rye, 145 acres of farmland in gardens, 143 pounds of hops, 137 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 124 barrels of beef, 64 acres of barley, 59 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 44 bushels of beans, 42 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 40 acres of corn, 31 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 17 acres of buckwheat, 9 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 7 acres of rye, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 4,147 yards of flannel, $2,679 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,298 yards of fulled cloth, $80 value carriages for hire (dollars), 77 carriages for pleasure, 2 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 25 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 17, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON089007— 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 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). "Scott, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/scott-on089007-1861/.