Yonge and Escott, Rear, Ontario (1871 census)
Yonge and Escott, Rear was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,791. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.614°N, 75.951°W.
Population
In 1871, Yonge and Escott, Rear had a population of 1,791: 857 male and 934 female residents. Population density was 31.8 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Yonge and Escott, Rear 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 | 355 |
| Number of females | 934 |
| Number of males | 857 |
| Number of married females | 320 |
| Number of married males | 320 |
| Number of married persons | 640 |
| Number of widowed females | 47 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 68 |
| Total population | 1,791 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 567 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 516 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,083 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 345 |
| Number of occupied houses | 345 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 3,694 |
| BWT BU | 4,201 |
| CRN BU | 4,114 |
| HAY AC | 4,445 |
| HAY TONS | 4,255 |
| OAT BU | 25,200 |
| PEA BU | 4,039 |
| POT AC | 283 |
| POT BU | 31,872 |
| RYE BU | 2,226 |
| Total area (acres) | 34,334 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,651 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,127 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 862 |
| AREA | 34,334 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 121 |
| CD | 67 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 355 |
| FEMALE | 934 |
| GRA BU | 118 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 345 |
| INHABITED | 345 |
| MALE | 857 |
| MARRIED F | 320 |
| MARRIED M | 320 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 640 |
| POPULATION | 1,791 |
| ROOT BU | 1,470 |
| SINGLE F | 567 |
| SINGLE M | 516 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,083 |
| TUR BU | 369 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 47 |
| WIDOWED M | 21 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 68 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON067006— 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 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). "Yonge and Escott, Rear, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/yonge-and-escott-rear-on067006-1871/.