Scott, Ontario (1881 census)
Scott was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,563. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7437405. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.182°N, 79.216°W.
Population
In 1881, Scott had a population of 2,563: 1,340 male and 1,223 female residents. Population density was 30.9 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Scott shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 477 |
| Number of families | 477 |
| Number of females | 1,223 |
| Number of males | 1,340 |
| Number of married females | 406 |
| Number of married males | 406 |
| Number of married persons | 812 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 72 |
| POP TOT | 2,563 |
| Total population | 2,563 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 778 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 901 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,679 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 473 |
| Number of occupied houses | 477 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,836 |
| Acres of potatoes | 352 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,927 |
| BAR BU | 47,508 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 47,508 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 430 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 192 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,461 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 137,975 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 7,290 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 45,136 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 43,162 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,802 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 59,448 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 327,281 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 10,098 |
| BWT BU | 430 |
| CRN BU | 1,461 |
| HAY AC | 2,836 |
| HAY TONS | 3,093 |
| OAT BU | 137,975 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 45,136 |
| POT AC | 352 |
| POT BU | 43,162 |
| RYE BU | 2,802 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,093 |
| WHT AC | 5,927 |
| WHT SP BU | 59,448 |
| WHT WTR BU | 10,098 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 778 |
| C UNMD M | 901 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,679 |
| D OCC | 477 |
| FEMALE | 1,223 |
| GRA BU | 192 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 473 |
| H UNINH | 22 |
| MALE | 1,340 |
| MD F | 406 |
| MD M | 406 |
| MD TOT | 812 |
| NUMBER CD | 133 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 7,290 |
| SHAN | 4 |
| TUR BU | 327,281 |
| WID F | 39 |
| WID M | 33 |
| WID TOT | 72 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON133004— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/scott-on133004-1881/.