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 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 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,342 total population, 1,204 males, 1,138 females, 814 married persons, 477 families, 407 married females, 407 married males, 82 widowed persons, 52 widowed females, 30 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,446 single persons under 18, 767 single males under 18, 679 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,342 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 473 occupied houses, 472 houses, 469 houses of 1 story, 419 houses built of wood, 273 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 69 houses of 4 rooms, 55 houses of 5 rooms, 48 houses built of brick, 31 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 25 houses of 3 rooms, 20 uninhabited houses, 12 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses built of stone, 5 houses of 1 room, 3 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 438,125 bushels of turnips, 146,375 pounds of homemade butter, 126,414 bushels of oats, 70,830 bushels of spring wheat, 43,848 bushels of peas, 42,446 acres of land in farms, 35,523 bushels of potatoes, 31,263 acres of improved land in farms, 30,381 bushels of barley, 26,099 acres of farmland under crops, 15,497 chickens, 11,647 bushels of winter wheat, 11,183 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,245 acres of wheat, 7,200 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,271 acres of oats, 5,155 tons of hay, 5,110 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 4,702 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,073 swine slaughtered or sold, 3,948 swine, 3,689 acres of hay crops, 2,430 other cattle, 2,418 sheep, 1,682 acres of barley, 1,560 bushels of rye, 1,285 milk cows, 1,249 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,144 horses aged over 3 years, 1,073 acres of turnips, 1,008 sheep slaughtered or sold, 911 cattle killed or sold, 808 geese, 650 bushels of corn, 590 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 552 horses aged 3 years and under, 462 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 455 occupants of farms, 423 bushels of buckwheat, 397 turkeys, 312 acres of potatoes, 295 farm occupants who own their land, 278 ducks, 185 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 157 farm occupants who rent their land, 124 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 82 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 72 bushels of beans, 36 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 28 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 other fowl, 3 employees on farms, 1 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.