Yonge & Escott Front, Ontario (1911 census)
Yonge & Escott Front was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,537. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.489°N, 75.906°W.
Population
In 1911, Yonge & Escott Front had a population of 2,537: 1,264 male and 1,273 female residents. Population density was 25.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,857 |
| 1901 | 2,680 |
| 1911 | 2,537 |
| 1921 | 2,386 |
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 & Escott Front shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,680 |
| POP F | 1,273 |
| POP M | 1,264 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 30.46 |
| POP TOT | 2,537 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 315 |
| AREA ACRES | 53,314 |
| AREA SQ MI | 83.30 |
| BAPTISTS | 9 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 781 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,129 |
| BRIT OTHER | 20 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 436 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 4 |
| DUTCH | 29 |
| DWELLINGS | 570 |
| F MARRIED | 490 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 6 |
| F SINGLE | 676 |
| F WIDOWED | 101 |
| FAMILIES | 573 |
| FRENCH | 49 |
| GERMAN | 75 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 506 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 4 |
| M SINGLE | 724 |
| M WIDOWED | 30 |
| METHODISTS | 1,331 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 521 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 350 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 4 |
| SWISS | 3 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 10 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON058002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON124009— 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 & Escott Front, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/yonge-escott-front-on058002-1911/.