Yonge & Escott, Front, Ontario (1891 census)
Yonge & Escott, Front was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,857. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.489°N, 75.906°W.
Population
In 1891, Yonge & Escott, Front had a population of 2,857: 1,479 male and 1,378 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,857 |
| 1901 | 2,680 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Escott, Front, 1881 (44.8% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Yonge, Front, 1881 (53.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Yonge & Escott, Front shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,857 total population, 1,479 males, 1,378 females, 967 married persons, 601 families, 485 married females, 482 married males, 138 widowed persons, 95 widowed females, 43 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,752 single persons under 18, 954 single males under 18, 798 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,854 persons who are not French Canadian, 3 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 576 houses, 576 occupied houses, 430 houses built of wood, 313 houses of 2 stories, 311 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 260 houses of 1 story, 93 houses built of brick, 65 houses of 4 rooms, 61 houses of 5 rooms, 57 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 53 houses built of stone, 40 houses of 3 rooms, 32 houses of 2 rooms, 15 uninhabited houses, 8 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 135,055 pounds of homemade butter, 80,949 bushels of oats, 53,400 acres of land in farms, 42,962 acres of improved land in farms, 33,023 bushels of potatoes, 24,761 acres of farmland under crops, 17,586 acres of farmland in pasture, 15,070 tons of hay, 13,526 bushels of corn, 11,265 chickens, 10,666 acres of hay crops, 10,438 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,651 bushels of turnips, 6,987 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,945 bushels of spring wheat, 4,795 acres of oats, 4,271 milk cows, 4,201 bushels of barley, 3,406 bushels of peas, 2,233 other cattle, 2,175 bushels of winter wheat, 1,674 sheep, 1,557 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,396 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,351 swine, 1,293 bushels of buckwheat, 1,069 horses aged over 3 years, 1,025 cattle killed or sold, 835 acres of wheat, 615 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 597 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 573 occupants of farms, 489 bushels of rye, 464 farm occupants who own their land, 453 acres of potatoes, 404 ducks, 325 bushels of beans, 312 horses aged 3 years and under, 305 geese, 302 acres of barley, 296 turkeys, 165 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 154 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 147 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 146 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 109 farm occupants who rent their land, 94 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 77 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 49 acres of turnips, 49 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 22 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON086009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON083009_1891— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/yonge-escott-front-on086009-1891/.