Yonge & Escott, Rear, Ontario (1891 census)
Yonge & Escott, Rear was a census subdivision in 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 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,413 total population, 712 females, 701 males, 499 married persons, 289 families, 250 married males, 249 married females, 65 widowed persons, 44 widowed females, 21 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 849 single persons under 18, 430 single males under 18, 419 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,409 persons who are not French Canadian, 4 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 288 houses, 288 occupied houses, 230 houses built of wood, 228 houses of 2 stories, 147 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 58 houses of 1 story, 43 houses built of stone, 35 houses of 4 rooms, 28 houses of 5 rooms, 26 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 20 houses of 2 rooms, 17 houses of 3 rooms, 15 houses built of brick, 13 houses of 1 room, 5 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction, 2 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 35,679 pounds of homemade butter, 30,733 bushels of oats, 27,324 acres of land in farms, 20,936 acres of improved land in farms, 16,848 bushels of potatoes, 14,507 bushels of corn, 14,136 acres of farmland under crops, 7,756 chickens, 6,481 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,388 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,960 tons of hay, 4,457 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,377 acres of hay crops, 4,093 bushels of turnips, 3,885 bushels of barley, 3,236 bushels of buckwheat, 2,226 bushels of winter wheat, 2,112 bushels of peas, 2,106 acres of oats, 1,903 milk cows, 1,542 turkeys, 1,138 geese, 1,004 sheep, 782 swine slaughtered or sold, 755 other cattle, 730 sheep slaughtered or sold, 721 swine, 577 ducks, 561 horses aged over 3 years, 365 bushels of spring wheat, 319 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 301 acres of wheat, 295 occupants of farms, 280 acres of barley, 235 farm occupants who own their land, 220 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 217 acres of potatoes, 214 cattle killed or sold, 167 horses aged 3 years and under, 145 bushels of beans, 95 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 77 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 76 bushels of rye, 71 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 60 farm occupants who rent their land, 58 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, Capacity of silos (tons): 50, 33 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 32 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 24 acres of turnips, 19 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 other fowl, 4 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.