Yonge & Escott Front, Ontario (1901 census)
Yonge & Escott Front was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,680. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.489°N, 75.906°W.
Population
In 1901, Yonge & Escott Front had a population of 2,680. Population density was 26.8 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Yonge & Escott Front 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 | 592 |
| Number of females | 816 |
| Number of males | 1,320 |
| Number of married females | 37 |
| Number of married males | 511 |
| Number of single females | 507 |
| Number of single males | 728 |
| Number of widowed males | 81 |
| POP F | 816 |
| POP M | 1,320 |
| POP TOT | 2,680 |
| Total population | 2,680 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 580 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 53,314 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 53,314 |
| FAMILIES | 592 |
| HOUSES | 580 |
| MARRIED F | 37 |
| MARRIED M | 511 |
| SINGLE F | 507 |
| SINGLE M | 728 |
| WIDOWED M | 81 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON083009— 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 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 & Escott Front, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/yonge-escott-front-on083009-1901/.