Scugog, Ontario (1871 census)
Scugog was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 880. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q386919. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.158°N, 78.889°W.
Population
In 1871, Scugog had a population of 880: 451 male and 429 female residents. Population density was 34.1 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Scugog shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 161 |
| Number of females | 429 |
| Number of males | 451 |
| Number of married females | 148 |
| Number of married males | 145 |
| Number of married persons | 293 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| Total population | 880 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 266 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 299 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 565 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 156 |
| Number of occupied houses | 156 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 11,245 |
| BWT BU | 468 |
| CRN BU | 1,158 |
| HAY AC | 1,053 |
| HAY TONS | 1,060 |
| OAT BU | 15,060 |
| PEA BU | 4,015 |
| POT AC | 117 |
| POT BU | 12,163 |
| RYE BU | 196 |
| Total area (acres) | 11,016 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,457 |
| WHT WTR BU | 5,010 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 960 |
| AREA | 11,016 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 121 |
| CD | 49 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 161 |
| FEMALE | 429 |
| GRA BU | 384 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 156 |
| INHABITED | 156 |
| MALE | 451 |
| MARRIED F | 148 |
| MARRIED M | 145 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 293 |
| POPULATION | 880 |
| ROOT BU | 710 |
| SINGLE F | 266 |
| SINGLE M | 299 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 565 |
| TUR BU | 45,161 |
| UNINHABITED | 7 |
| WIDOWED F | 15 |
| WIDOWED M | 7 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON049003— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/scugog-on049003-1871/.