Scugog, Ontario (1851 census)
Scugog was a census subdivision in 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 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 138 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 415 total population, 225 males, Male members of the family who are present: 190, 190 females, Female members of the family who are present: 167, 146 single males, 117 single females, 77 married males, 68 married females, 62 families, 36 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 35, 26 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 23, Female members of the family who are absent: 18, Male members of the family who are present: 13, 7 female births, 6 male births, 5 widowed females, 2 lunatic males, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 31 single males aged 20 to 30, 30 married females aged 20 to 30, 28 married males aged 20 to 30, 28 single females aged 10 to 15, 28 single males aged 10 to 15, 27 females aged 5 to 10, 23 males aged 5 to 10, 21 single females aged 15 to 20, 21 single males aged 15 to 20, 18 married females aged 40 to 50, 18 married males aged 30 to 40, 18 married males aged 40 to 50, 11 males aged 1 to 2, 10 males under age 1, 9 females aged 4 to 5, 9 married males aged 50 to 60, 8 females aged 1 to 2, 8 males aged 2 to 3, 8 married females aged 30 to 40, 7 females age 3 to 4, 6 males aged 4 to 5, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 single females aged 20 to 30, 5 females under age 1, 5 males aged 3 to 4, 4 married females aged 50 to 60, 3 females aged 2 to 3, 3 married males aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 30 to 40, 2 married females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 females of unknown age, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 284 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 40 persons originating in the United States, 38 persons originating in Ireland, 35 persons originating in England or Wales, 10 persons originating in Scotland, 8 French Canadians, 2 Indigenous males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 6,369 bushels of wheat, 6,080 pounds of homemade butter, 5,369 acres of land in farms, 4,685 pounds of maple sugar, 4,174 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,560 bushels of oats, 2,068 bushels of potatoes, 1,500 bushels of turnips, 1,195 acres of farmland under cultivation, 925 bushels of peas, 858 acres of farmland under crops, 701 pounds of wool produced on farms, 481 bushels of corn, 335 acres of wheat, 301 acres of farmland in pasture, 295 swine, 246 bushels of buckwheat, 246 sheep, 129 tons of hay, 114 bulls, oxen, or steers, 104 acres of oats, 101 pounds of tobacco, 90 barrels of pork, 89 calves and heifers, 88 milk cows, 64 occupants of farms, 59 acres of peas, 41 acres of potatoes, 40 acres of corn, 36 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 35 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 31 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 28 horses, 25 acres of buckwheat, 22 gallons of cider, 21 bushels of beans, 21 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 15 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 14 barrels of beef, 9 acres of turnips, 9 bushels of carrots, 4 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes $5,525 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $1,550 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 667 yards of flannel, 114 yards of fulled cloth, 25 employees in saw mills, 19 saw mills, 19 saw mills powered by water, 19 saw mills reporting annual production, 19 saw mills returning capital, 4 employees in grist mills, 3 grist mills, 3 grist mills powered by water, 3 grist mills reporting annual production, 3 grist mills returning capital. 4,010,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 6,200 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 7 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, 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 unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
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/.