Scugog, Ontario (1851 census)
Scugog was a census subdivision in Ontario County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 415. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q386919. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.158°N, 78.889°W.
Population
In 1851, Scugog had a population of 415: 225 male and 190 female residents. Population density was 16.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 415 |
| 1861 | 782 |
| 1871 | 880 |
| 1881 | 768 |
| 1891 | 662 |
| 1901 | 554 |
| 1911 | 498 |
| 1921 | 467 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Scugog shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 285 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 62 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 18 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 167 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 23 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 190 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 13 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 35 |
| Number of families | 62 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 7 |
| Number of females | 190 |
| Number of females attending school | 36 |
| Number of lunatic males | 2 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 6 |
| Number of males | 225 |
| Number of males attending school | 26 |
| Number of married females | 68 |
| Number of married males | 77 |
| Number of single females | 117 |
| Number of single males | 146 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| POP | 415 |
| POP FX N.1 | 190 |
| POP MX N.1 | 225 |
| POP XX N.1 | 415 |
| Total population | 415 |
Age structure (40 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 7 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 8 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 3 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 9 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 27 |
| Number of females of unknown age | 1 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 5 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 11 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 8 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 5 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 6 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 23 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 10 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 6 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 30 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 8 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 18 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 28 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 18 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 18 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 9 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 3 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 28 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 21 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 6 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 28 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 21 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 31 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 8 |
| Number of Indigenous males | 2 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 284 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 35 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 38 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 10 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 40 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of buckwheat | 25 |
| Acres of corn | 40 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 36 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 301 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,174 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 858 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 1,195 |
| Acres of land in farms | 5,369 |
| Acres of oats | 104 |
| Acres of peas | 59 |
| Acres of potatoes | 41 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 335 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 14 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 90 |
| BEEF BAR | 14 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 246 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 481 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,560 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 925 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,068 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,500 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 6,369 |
| BWT AC | 25 |
| BWT BU | 246 |
| CRN AC | 40 |
| CRN BU | 481 |
| Gallons of cider produced in the past year | 22 |
| HAY TONS | 129 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 114 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 89 |
| Number of horses | 28 |
| Number of milk cows | 88 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 64 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 246 |
| Number of swine | 295 |
| OAT AC | 104 |
| OAT BU | 2,560 |
| PEA AC | 59 |
| PEA BU | 925 |
| PORK BAR | 90 |
| POT AC | 41 |
| POT BU | 2,068 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 31 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 6,080 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 4,685 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 101 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 701 |
| TOB LBS | 101 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 129 |
| WHT AC | 335 |
| WHT BU | 6,369 |
| WOOL LBS | 701 |
Manufacturing & industry (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | 6,200 |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | 4,010,000 |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 4 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 25 |
| Number of grist mills | 3 |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 3 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | 3 |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 3 |
| Number of saw mills | 19 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 19 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | 19 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 19 |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 1,550 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 5,525 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 667 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 114 |
Deaths & mortality (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 1 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 7 |
Other recorded variables (125 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 6,080 |
| BEN BU | 21 |
| BOV | 114 |
| C H | 89 |
| C LBS | 31 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 3 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 225 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 190 |
| C03 GM WATER | 3 |
| C03 TOTAL | 415 |
| C04 GM NO YEAR | 3 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 190 |
| C05 GM BARRELS YEAR | 6,200 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 167 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 35 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 23 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 13 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 18 |
| C108 BTWN 90 AND 100 M WID | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 6 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 3 |
| C123 AGES NOT GIVEN F | 1 |
| C124 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN M | 1 |
| C125 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN F | 1 |
| C126 MD MALE | 77 |
| C127 S MALE | 146 |
| C128 WID MALE | 2 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 225 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 7 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 1,550 |
| C130 MD FEM | 68 |
| C131 S FEM | 117 |
| C132 WID FEM | 5 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 190 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 415 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 4 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 3 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 7 |
| C139 INDIANS M | 2 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 4 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 10 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 26 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 36 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 2 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 5 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 1 |
| C16 SM NO | 19 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 1 |
| C18 SM WATER | 19 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 11 |
| C19 SM NO YEAR | 19 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 8 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 1 |
| C20 SM FEET YEAR | 4,010,000 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 8 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 3 |
| C25 DEATHS UNDER 3 F | 1 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 5 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 7 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 19 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 5,525 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 25 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 6 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 9 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 23 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 27 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 28 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 28 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 21 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 6 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 21 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 28 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 31 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 30 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 6 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 18 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 3 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 8 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 18 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 1 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 18 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 1 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 2 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 9 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 1 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 4 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 2 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 3 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 2 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 1 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 1 |
| CAR BU | 9 |
| CD NAME | Ontario |
| CID GAL | 22 |
| CROP | 858 |
| CULT | 1,195 |
| ENG WLS | 35 |
| FC YRDS | 114 |
| FLAN YRDS | 667 |
| FREN ORIG | 8 |
| GARDEN | 36 |
| GRA BU | 15 |
| HELD | 5,369 |
| HORSE | 28 |
| IRE | 38 |
| LINE NO | 238 |
| M COWS | 88 |
| MPLS LBS | 4,685 |
| NOT FRN | 284 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 3 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 4 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 21 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 35 |
| O UNDR 10 | 1 |
| PASTURE | 301 |
| SCOT | 10 |
| SHEEP | 246 |
| SWINE | 295 |
| TOT O | 64 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 1,500 |
| US | 40 |
| WOOD | 4,174 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON026008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q386919
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scugog
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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). "Scugog, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/scugog-on026008-1851/.