Monaghan N, Ontario (1871 census)
Monaghan N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,479. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.261°N, 78.372°W.
Population
In 1871, Monaghan N had a population of 1,479: 766 male and 713 female residents. Population density was 64.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 905 |
| 1861 | 1,281 |
| 1871 | 1,479 |
| 1881 | 912 |
| 1891 | 1,021 |
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 Monaghan N, 1881 (60.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Monaghan N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 258 |
| Number of females | 713 |
| Number of males | 766 |
| Number of married females | 229 |
| Number of married males | 226 |
| Number of married persons | 455 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| Total population | 1,479 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 451 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 529 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 980 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 252 |
| Number of occupied houses | 252 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 5,875 |
| BWT BU | 10 |
| CRN BU | 294 |
| HAY AC | 1,601 |
| HAY TONS | 1,919 |
| OAT BU | 19,878 |
| PEA BU | 6,523 |
| POT AC | 201 |
| POT BU | 26,044 |
| RYE BU | 46 |
| Total area (acres) | 15,600 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,069 |
| WHT WTR BU | 5,210 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,213 |
| AREA | 15,600 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 129 |
| CD | 56 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 258 |
| FEMALE | 713 |
| GRA BU | 138 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 252 |
| INHABITED | 252 |
| MALE | 766 |
| MARRIED F | 229 |
| MARRIED M | 226 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 455 |
| POPULATION | 1,479 |
| ROOT BU | 6,834 |
| SINGLE F | 451 |
| SINGLE M | 529 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 980 |
| TUR BU | 42,124 |
| UNINHABITED | 21 |
| WIDOWED F | 33 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 44 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON056002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111002_1851— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/monaghan-n-on056002-1871/.