Monaghan, N, Ontario (1851 census)
Monaghan, N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 905. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.261°N, 78.372°W.
Population
In 1851, Monaghan, N had a population of 905: 468 male and 437 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 905 |
| 1861 | 1,281 |
| 1871 | 1,479 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Monaghan, N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 905 total population, 468 males, 437 females, Male members of the family who are present: 412, Female members of the family who are present: 398, 319 single males, 292 single females, 145 families, 141 married males, 129 married females, 101 males attending school, 83 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 56, Females present who are not members of the family: 39, Female members of the family who are absent: 24, 18 male births, Male members of the family who are present: 16, 16 widowed females, 15 female births, 8 widowed males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 86 females aged 5 to 10, 75 males aged 5 to 10, 60 single males aged 10 to 15, 59 single females aged 10 to 15, 48 married males aged 30 to 40, 47 married females aged 30 to 40, 47 single males aged 20 to 30, 43 single males aged 15 to 20, 42 married females aged 20 to 30, 40 married males aged 40 to 50, 39 single females aged 15 to 20, 29 married males aged 20 to 30, 20 males under age 1, 20 married females aged 40 to 50, 20 single females aged 20 to 30, 19 females aged 2 to 3, 17 males aged 2 to 3, 17 males aged 3 to 4, 16 females aged 4 to 5, 14 females age 3 to 4, 14 females aged 1 to 2, 14 females under age 1, 14 males aged 1 to 2, 14 males aged 4 to 5, 11 married males aged 50 to 60, 8 married females aged 50 to 60, 8 married females aged 60 to 70, 8 single males aged 30 to 40, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 married males aged 60 to 70, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 461 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 263 persons originating in Ireland, 81 persons originating in England or Wales, 79 persons originating in Scotland, 7 French Canadians, 7 persons originating in the United States, 3 persons originating in the West Indies, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 19,483 bushels of wheat, 15,229 bushels of oats, 13,095 pounds of homemade butter, 11,146 bushels of turnips, 9,954 acres of land in farms, 5,377 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,555 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,487 bushels of potatoes, 4,269 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,574 bushels of peas, 2,353 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,155 acres of farmland under crops, 2,012 pounds of maple sugar, 1,509 sheep, 1,491 bushels of barley, 1,115 acres of wheat, 942 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 737 tons of hay, 631 swine, 600 gallons of cider, 578 acres of oats, 410 bushels of carrots, 383 bushels of corn, 338 barrels of pork, 308 milk cows, 256 horses, 225 acres of peas, 204 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 117 bulls, oxen, or steers, 100 occupants of farms, 96 barrels of beef, 89 calves and heifers, 87 acres of potatoes, 69 acres of barley, 50 pounds of hops, 47 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 46 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 42 acres of turnips, 34 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 23 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 19 bushels of beans, 18 acres of corn, 18 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 16 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1,185 yards of flannel, $950 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 415 yards of fulled cloth, $400 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 8 yards of linen, 5 employees in saw mills, 3 saw mills, 3 saw mills powered by water, 3 saw mills reporting annual production, 3 saw mills returning capital, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills returning capital. 1,130,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 13 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON030005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON056002— 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 1851 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). "Monaghan, N, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/monaghan-n-on030005-1851/.