Scugog, Ontario (1891 census)
Scugog was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 662. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q386919. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.158°N, 78.889°W.
Population
In 1891, Scugog had a population of 662: 347 male and 315 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Scugog shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 662 total population, 347 males, 315 females, 223 married persons, 138 families, 112 married females, 111 married males, 29 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 410 single persons under 18, 227 single males under 18, 183 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 662 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 132 houses, 132 occupied houses, 122 houses built of wood, 72 houses of 1 story, 61 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 60 houses of 2 stories, 22 houses of 5 rooms, 21 houses of 4 rooms, 17 houses of 3 rooms, 11 uninhabited houses, 9 houses built of brick, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 154,223 bushels of turnips, 30,397 pounds of homemade butter, 27,827 bushels of oats, 20,766 bushels of spring wheat, 10,059 bushels of peas, 10,050 bushels of barley, 9,711 acres of land in farms, 9,315 bushels of potatoes, 8,090 acres of improved land in farms, 6,713 acres of farmland under crops, 4,950 chickens, 2,208 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,872 acres of wheat, 1,668 bushels of corn, 1,621 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,534 tons of hay, 1,205 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,116 acres of oats, 1,086 acres of hay crops, 736 swine, 735 swine slaughtered or sold, 665 other cattle, 555 acres of barley, 460 bushels of buckwheat, 455 sheep, 387 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 364 milk cows, 354 acres of turnips, 342 bushels of beans, 314 horses aged over 3 years, 301 geese, 295 cattle killed or sold, 240 turkeys, 225 bushels of winter wheat, 199 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 194 sheep slaughtered or sold, 172 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 163 horses aged 3 years and under, 144 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 139 ducks, 119 occupants of farms, 84 acres of potatoes, 82 farm occupants who own their land, 40 bushels of rye, 36 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 35 farm occupants who rent their land, 28 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 25 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 25 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 other fowl, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON101015— 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 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). "Scugog, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/scugog-on101015-1891/.