Yonge and Escott, Rear, Ontario (1901 census)
Yonge and Escott, Rear was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,276. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.614°N, 75.951°W.
Population
In 1901, Yonge and Escott, Rear had a population of 1,276: 617 male and 385 female residents.
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 1901
In the 1901 census, Yonge and Escott, Rear shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 276 |
| Number of females | 385 |
| Number of males | 617 |
| Number of married females | 37 |
| Number of married males | 236 |
| Number of single females | 237 |
| Number of single males | 335 |
| Number of widowed males | 46 |
| POP F | 385 |
| POP M | 617 |
| POP TOT | 1,276 |
| Total population | 1,276 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 271 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 37,930 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 37,930 |
| FAMILIES | 276 |
| HOUSES | 271 |
| MARRIED F | 37 |
| MARRIED M | 236 |
| SINGLE F | 237 |
| SINGLE M | 335 |
| WIDOWED M | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON083010— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/yonge-and-escott-rear-on083010-1901/.