Yonge & Escott, Rear, Ontario (1891 census)
Yonge & Escott, Rear was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,413. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.614°N, 75.951°W.
Population
In 1891, Yonge & Escott, Rear had a population of 1,413: 701 male and 712 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,413 |
| 1901 | 1,276 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Yonge & Escott, Rear shared boundaries with:
- Athens, Village
- Bastard & Burgess, South—Sud
- Elizabethtown
- Kitley
- Lansdowne & Leeds, Rear
- Yonge & Escott, Front
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 289 |
| Number of families | 289 |
| Number of females | 712 |
| Number of males | 701 |
| Number of married females | 249 |
| Number of married males | 250 |
| Number of married persons | 499 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 65 |
| POP F | 712 |
| POP M | 701 |
| POP TOT | 1,413 |
| Total population | 1,413 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 419 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 430 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 849 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 4 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,409 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 288 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 15 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 43 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 230 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 13 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 58 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 228 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 147 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 288 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 280 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 319 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,481 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,388 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 14,136 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,377 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 20,936 |
| Acres of land in farms | 27,324 |
| Acres of oats | 2,106 |
| Acres of potatoes | 217 |
| Acres of turnips | 24 |
| Acres of wheat | 301 |
| BAR AC | 280 |
| BAR BU | 3,885 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,885 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 145 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,236 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 58 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 14,507 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 30,733 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,112 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,848 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 76 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 365 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,093 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,226 |
| BWT BU | 3,236 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 50 |
| CRN BU | 14,507 |
| HAY AC | 4,377 |
| HAY TONS | 5,960 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 214 |
| Number of chickens | 7,756 |
| Number of ducks | 577 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 235 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 60 |
| Number of geese | 1,138 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 167 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 561 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,903 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 295 |
| Number of other cattle | 755 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 77 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 95 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 71 |
| Number of sheep | 1,004 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 730 |
| Number of swine | 721 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 782 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,542 |
| OAT AC | 2,106 |
| OAT BU | 30,733 |
| PEA BU | 2,112 |
| POT AC | 217 |
| POT BU | 16,848 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 220 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,457 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 32 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 35,679 |
| RYE BU | 76 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,960 |
| WHT AC | 301 |
| WHT FALL BU | 2,226 |
| WHT SP BU | 365 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 77 |
| A 11 50 | 33 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 95 |
| BEN BU | 145 |
| BUTTER LB | 35,679 |
| CATTLE KS | 214 |
| CHEESE LB | 220 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 419 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 430 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 849 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,457 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 167 |
| DUCKS | 577 |
| FAMILIES | 289 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 32 |
| FRN CA | 4 |
| GEESE | 1,138 |
| GRA BU | 58 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,756 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 561 |
| HOUSES | 288 |
| HOUSES B | 15 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 35 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 58 |
| HOUSES S | 43 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 147 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 228 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 230 |
| INF 11 A | 71 |
| MD FEM | 249 |
| MD MALE | 250 |
| MD TOT | 499 |
| MILK COWS | 1,903 |
| NAME CD | Leeds, South—Sud |
| OC F | 60 |
| OC P | 235 |
| OC TOT | 295 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 755 |
| OTHERS | 1,409 |
| SHEEP | 1,004 |
| SHEEP KS | 730 |
| SILOS | 50 |
| SUP AM | 20,936 |
| SUP FOR | 6,388 |
| SUP JV | 319 |
| SUP PAT | 6,481 |
| SUP SC | 14,136 |
| SUP TOT | 27,324 |
| SWINE | 721 |
| SWINE KS | 782 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 288 |
| TUR AC | 24 |
| TUR BU | 4,093 |
| TURKEY | 1,542 |
| WID FEM | 44 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 65 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON086010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON083010_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, Rear, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/yonge-escott-rear-on086010-1891/.