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 density was 25.6 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Scugog shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 169 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 138 |
| Number of families | 138 |
| Number of females | 315 |
| Number of males | 347 |
| Number of married females | 112 |
| Number of married males | 111 |
| Number of married persons | 223 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP F | 315 |
| POP M | 347 |
| POP TOT | 662 |
| Total population | 662 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 183 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 227 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 410 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 662 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 132 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 9 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 122 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 72 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 60 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 132 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 555 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 172 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,205 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,621 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,713 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,086 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,090 |
| Acres of land in farms | 9,711 |
| Acres of oats | 1,116 |
| Acres of potatoes | 84 |
| Acres of turnips | 354 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,872 |
| BAR AC | 555 |
| BAR BU | 10,050 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 10,050 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 342 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 460 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 199 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,668 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 27,827 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 10,059 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,315 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 20,766 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 154,223 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 225 |
| BWT BU | 460 |
| CRN BU | 1,668 |
| HAY AC | 1,086 |
| HAY TONS | 1,534 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 295 |
| Number of chickens | 4,950 |
| Number of ducks | 139 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 82 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 35 |
| Number of geese | 301 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 163 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 314 |
| Number of milk cows | 364 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 119 |
| Number of other cattle | 665 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 25 |
| Number of sheep | 455 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 194 |
| Number of swine | 736 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 735 |
| Number of turkeys | 240 |
| OAT AC | 1,116 |
| OAT BU | 27,827 |
| PEA BU | 10,059 |
| POT AC | 84 |
| POT BU | 9,315 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 144 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,208 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 387 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 30,397 |
| RYE BU | 40 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,534 |
| WHT AC | 1,872 |
| WHT FALL BU | 225 |
| WHT SP BU | 20,766 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 25 |
| A 11 50 | 28 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 36 |
| BEN BU | 342 |
| BUTTER LB | 30,397 |
| CATTLE KS | 295 |
| CHEESE LB | 144 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 183 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 227 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 410 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,208 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 163 |
| DUCKS | 139 |
| FAMILIES | 138 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 387 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 301 |
| GRA BU | 199 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,950 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 314 |
| HOUSES | 132 |
| HOUSES B | 9 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 72 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 61 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 60 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 122 |
| INF 11 A | 25 |
| MD FEM | 112 |
| MD MALE | 111 |
| MD TOT | 223 |
| MILK COWS | 364 |
| NAME CD | Ontario, North-Nord |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 35 |
| OC P | 82 |
| OC TOT | 119 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 665 |
| OTHERS | 662 |
| SHEEP | 455 |
| SHEEP KS | 194 |
| SUP AM | 8,090 |
| SUP FOR | 1,621 |
| SUP JV | 172 |
| SUP PAT | 1,205 |
| SUP SC | 6,713 |
| SUP TOT | 9,711 |
| SWINE | 736 |
| SWINE KS | 735 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 132 |
| TUR AC | 354 |
| TUR BU | 154,223 |
| TURKEY | 240 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
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/.