Yonge and Escott, Rear, Ontario (1911 census)
Yonge and Escott, Rear was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,145. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.614°N, 75.951°W.
Population
In 1911, Yonge and Escott, Rear had a population of 1,145: 601 male and 544 female residents. Population density was 19.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,791 |
| 1881 | 2,103 |
| 1891 | 1,413 |
| 1901 | 1,276 |
| 1911 | 1,145 |
| 1921 | 1,043 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Yonge and Escott, Rear shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 37,930 area in acres, 1,145 total population, 601 males in the population, 544 females in the population, 337 single (never-married) males, 300 single (never-married) females, 259 families, 239 married males, 220 married females, 59.27 area in square miles, 24 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 19.32 population per square mile, 1 divorced males. 1,276 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 708 persons of British origin (Irish), 285 persons of British origin (English), 80 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 29 persons of Dutch origin, 21 persons of French origin, 20 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 514 Methodists, 466 Anglicans (Church of England), 87 Roman Catholics, 37 Presbyterians, 26 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 14 Baptists, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 257 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON058003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON124010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 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). "Yonge and Escott, Rear, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/yonge-and-escott-rear-on058003-1911/.