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 density was 28.6 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).
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 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 601 |
| Number of families | 601 |
| Number of females | 1,378 |
| Number of males | 1,479 |
| Number of married females | 485 |
| Number of married males | 482 |
| Number of married persons | 967 |
| Number of widowed females | 95 |
| Number of widowed males | 43 |
| Number of widowed persons | 138 |
| POP F | 1,378 |
| POP M | 1,479 |
| POP TOT | 2,857 |
| Total population | 2,857 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 798 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 954 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,752 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,854 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 576 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 93 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 53 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 430 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 260 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 313 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 311 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 576 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 302 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 615 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 17,586 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,438 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 24,761 |
| Acres of hay crops | 10,666 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 42,962 |
| Acres of land in farms | 53,400 |
| Acres of oats | 4,795 |
| Acres of potatoes | 453 |
| Acres of turnips | 49 |
| Acres of wheat | 835 |
| BAR AC | 302 |
| BAR BU | 4,201 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,201 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 325 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,293 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 94 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 13,526 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 80,949 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,406 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 33,023 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 489 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,945 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,651 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,175 |
| BWT BU | 1,293 |
| CRN BU | 13,526 |
| HAY AC | 10,666 |
| HAY TONS | 15,070 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,025 |
| Number of chickens | 11,265 |
| Number of ducks | 404 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 464 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 109 |
| Number of geese | 305 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 312 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,069 |
| Number of milk cows | 4,271 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 573 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,233 |
| Number of other fowl | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 146 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 77 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 154 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 147 |
| Number of sheep | 1,674 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,396 |
| Number of swine | 1,351 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,557 |
| Number of turkeys | 296 |
| OAT AC | 4,795 |
| OAT BU | 80,949 |
| PEA BU | 3,406 |
| POT AC | 453 |
| POT BU | 33,023 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 597 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,987 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 165 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 135,055 |
| RYE BU | 489 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 15,070 |
| WHT AC | 835 |
| WHT FALL BU | 2,175 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,945 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 146 |
| A 11 50 | 77 |
| A 201 PL | 49 |
| A 51 100 | 154 |
| BEN BU | 325 |
| BUTTER LB | 135,055 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,025 |
| CHEESE LB | 597 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 798 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 954 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,752 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,987 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 312 |
| DUCKS | 404 |
| FAMILIES | 601 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 165 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| GEESE | 305 |
| GRA BU | 94 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 11,265 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,069 |
| HOUSES | 576 |
| HOUSES B | 93 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 57 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 61 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 65 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 260 |
| HOUSES S | 53 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 311 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 32 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 313 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 15 |
| HOUSES W | 430 |
| INF 11 A | 147 |
| MD FEM | 485 |
| MD MALE | 482 |
| MD TOT | 967 |
| MILK COWS | 4,271 |
| NAME CD | Leeds, South—Sud |
| OC F | 109 |
| OC P | 464 |
| OC TOT | 573 |
| OTHER FOWL | 22 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,233 |
| OTHERS | 2,854 |
| SHEEP | 1,674 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,396 |
| SUP AM | 42,962 |
| SUP FOR | 10,438 |
| SUP JV | 615 |
| SUP PAT | 17,586 |
| SUP SC | 24,761 |
| SUP TOT | 53,400 |
| SWINE | 1,351 |
| SWINE KS | 1,557 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 576 |
| TUR AC | 49 |
| TUR BU | 9,651 |
| TURKEY | 296 |
| WID FEM | 95 |
| WID MALE | 43 |
| WID TOT | 138 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON086009— 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 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/.