Scugog, Ontario (1881 census)
Scugog was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 768. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q386919. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.158°N, 78.889°W.
Population
In 1881, Scugog had a population of 768: 410 male and 358 female residents. Population density was 29.7 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Scugog shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 137 |
| Number of families | 137 |
| Number of females | 358 |
| Number of males | 410 |
| Number of married females | 134 |
| Number of married males | 130 |
| Number of married persons | 264 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| POP TOT | 768 |
| Total population | 768 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 213 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 272 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 485 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 137 |
| Number of occupied houses | 137 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 796 |
| Acres of potatoes | 94 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,596 |
| BAR BU | 17,287 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 17,287 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 190 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 87 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,843 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 29,090 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,592 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 8,664 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,426 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 21,888 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 109,910 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 632 |
| BWT BU | 190 |
| CRN BU | 1,843 |
| HAY AC | 796 |
| HAY TONS | 947 |
| OAT BU | 29,090 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 8,664 |
| POT AC | 94 |
| POT BU | 13,426 |
| RYE BU | 150 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 947 |
| WHT AC | 1,596 |
| WHT SP BU | 21,888 |
| WHT WTR BU | 632 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 213 |
| C UNMD M | 272 |
| C UNMD TOT | 485 |
| D OCC | 137 |
| FEMALE | 358 |
| GRA BU | 87 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 137 |
| H UNINH | 11 |
| MALE | 410 |
| MD F | 134 |
| MD M | 130 |
| MD TOT | 264 |
| NUMBER CD | 133 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,592 |
| TUR BU | 109,910 |
| WID F | 11 |
| WID M | 8 |
| WID TOT | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON133003— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/scugog-on133003-1881/.