Yonge & Escott Front, Ontario (1921 census)
Yonge & Escott Front was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,386. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.489°N, 75.906°W.
Population
In 1921, Yonge & Escott Front had a population of 2,386: 1,235 male and 1,151 female residents. Population density was 23.9 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Yonge & Escott Front shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,151 |
| POP M | 1,235 |
| POP TOT | 2,386 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 344 |
| BAPTISTS | 12 |
| BRIT BORN F | 67 |
| BRIT BORN M | 102 |
| BRIT ENG | 979 |
| BRIT IRISH | 920 |
| BRIT OTHER | 17 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 354 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,053 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,091 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 30 |
| EUR FRENCH | 48 |
| EUR GERMAN | 26 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 7 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 31 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 42 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 1,195 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| OTHER SECTS | 6 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 475 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 346 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON124009— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/yonge-escott-front-on124009-1921/.