Yonge, Front, Ontario (1881 census)
Yonge, Front was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,778. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5505888. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.525°N, 75.874°W.
Population
In 1881, Yonge, Front had a population of 1,778: 922 male and 856 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,671 |
| 1881 | 1,778 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Yonge & Escott, Front, 1891 (53.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Yonge, Front shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,778 total population, 922 males, 856 females, 616 married persons, 371 families, 309 married females, 307 married males, 70 widowed persons, 51 widowed females, 19 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,092 single persons under 18, 596 single males under 18, 496 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 371 inhabited houses, 371 occupied houses, 10 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 43,114 bushels of oats, 25,508 bushels of potatoes, 7,590 bushels of barley, 6,751 bushels of winter wheat, 6,046 tons of hay, 4,716 acres of hay crops, 3,371 bushels of other root crops, 3,217 bushels of peas and beans, 2,935 bushels of corn, 2,539 bushels of spring wheat, 1,274 bushels of turnips, 826 acres of wheat, 824 bushels of rye, 616 bushels of buckwheat, 242 acres of potatoes, 100 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,778 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5505888
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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, Front, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/yonge-front-on110008-1881/.