Scott, Ontario (1891 census)
Scott was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,342. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7437405. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.182°N, 79.216°W.
Population
In 1891, Scott had a population of 2,342: 1,204 male and 1,138 female residents. Population density was 28.3 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Scott shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 173 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 477 |
| Number of families | 477 |
| Number of females | 1,138 |
| Number of males | 1,204 |
| Number of married females | 407 |
| Number of married males | 407 |
| Number of married persons | 814 |
| Number of widowed females | 52 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 82 |
| POP F | 1,138 |
| POP M | 1,204 |
| POP TOT | 2,342 |
| Total population | 2,342 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 679 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 767 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,446 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,342 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 472 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 48 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 419 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 469 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 273 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 473 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,682 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 462 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,702 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,183 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 26,099 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,689 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 31,263 |
| Acres of land in farms | 42,446 |
| Acres of oats | 5,271 |
| Acres of potatoes | 312 |
| Acres of turnips | 1,073 |
| Acres of wheat | 7,245 |
| BAR AC | 1,682 |
| BAR BU | 30,381 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 30,381 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 423 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,249 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 650 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 126,414 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 43,848 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 35,523 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,560 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 70,830 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 438,125 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 11,647 |
| BWT BU | 423 |
| CRN BU | 650 |
| HAY AC | 3,689 |
| HAY TONS | 5,155 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 911 |
| Number of chickens | 15,497 |
| Number of ducks | 278 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 295 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 157 |
| Number of geese | 808 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 552 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,144 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,285 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 455 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,430 |
| Number of other fowl | 7 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 82 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 185 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 124 |
| Number of sheep | 2,418 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,008 |
| Number of swine | 3,948 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 4,073 |
| Number of turkeys | 397 |
| OAT AC | 5,271 |
| OAT BU | 126,414 |
| PEA BU | 43,848 |
| POT AC | 312 |
| POT BU | 35,523 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 590 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,200 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,110 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 146,375 |
| RYE BU | 1,560 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,155 |
| WHT AC | 7,245 |
| WHT FALL BU | 11,647 |
| WHT SP BU | 70,830 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 82 |
| A 11 50 | 36 |
| A 201 PL | 28 |
| A 51 100 | 185 |
| BEN BU | 72 |
| BUTTER LB | 146,375 |
| CATTLE KS | 911 |
| CHEESE LB | 590 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 679 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 767 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,446 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 7,200 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 552 |
| DUCKS | 278 |
| FAMILIES | 477 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 5,110 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 808 |
| GRA BU | 1,249 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 15,497 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,144 |
| HOUSES | 472 |
| HOUSES B | 48 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 31 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 55 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 69 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 469 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 273 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 20 |
| HOUSES W | 419 |
| INF 11 A | 124 |
| MD FEM | 407 |
| MD MALE | 407 |
| MD TOT | 814 |
| MILK COWS | 1,285 |
| NAME CD | Ontario, North-Nord |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 157 |
| OC P | 295 |
| OC TOT | 455 |
| OTHER FOWL | 7 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,430 |
| OTHERS | 2,342 |
| SHEEP | 2,418 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,008 |
| SUP AM | 31,263 |
| SUP FOR | 11,183 |
| SUP JV | 462 |
| SUP PAT | 4,702 |
| SUP SC | 26,099 |
| SUP TOT | 42,446 |
| SWINE | 3,948 |
| SWINE KS | 4,073 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 473 |
| TUR AC | 1,073 |
| TUR BU | 438,125 |
| TURKEY | 397 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 52 |
| WID MALE | 30 |
| WID TOT | 82 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON101014— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/scott-on101014-1891/.