Monaghan, N, Ontario (1861 census)
Monaghan, N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,281. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.261°N, 78.372°W.
Population
In 1861, Monaghan, N had a population of 1,281: 652 male and 629 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 1861
In the 1861 census, Monaghan, N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,281 total population, 652 males, 629 females, Male members of the family who are present: 596, Female members of the family who are present: 583, 436 single males, 387 single females, 207 married females, 203 married males, 123 males attending school, 115 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 56, Females present who are not members of the family: 46, 35 widowed females, 25 adult females unable to read or write, 24 adult males unable to read or write, 20 male births, 16 female births, 13 widowed males, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 86 single males aged 15 to 20, 85 single females aged 15 to 20, 84 single females aged 10 to 15, 79 males aged 5 to 10, 79 single males aged 10 to 15, 76 females aged 5 to 10, 65 single males aged 20 to 30, 58 married females aged 20 to 30, 56 married males aged 40 to 50, 54 married males aged 30 to 40, 52 married females aged 40 to 50, 49 married females aged 30 to 40, 47 single females aged 20 to 30, 36 married males aged 50 to 60, 33 married males aged 20 to 30, 32 married females aged 50 to 60, 30 males aged 1 to 2, 21 females aged 1 to 2, 19 males aged 2 to 3, 19 males aged 4 to 5, 17 males aged 3 to 4, 17 married males aged 60 to 70, 16 females age 3 to 4, 16 females aged 4 to 5, 15 females aged 2 to 3, 11 single males aged 30 to 40, 11 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 9 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 males of unknown age, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 721 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 327 persons originating in Ireland, 126 persons originating in England or Wales, 70 persons originating in Scotland, 15 persons originating in the United States, 8 French Canadians, 6 female negroes or coloured persons, 4 male negroes or coloured persons, 4 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 4 persons originating in the West Indies, 2 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland. 2 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $389,931 value farms (dollars), $36,883 value all livestock, 24,365 bushels of oats, $20,177 value horses aged over 3 years, 18,370 pounds of homemade butter, 16,345 bushels of potatoes, 12,492 bushels of winter wheat, 11,341 acres of land in farms, 11,001 bushels of spring wheat, $9,855 value farm implements in dollars, 8,063 bushels of carrots, 8,038 bushels of peas, 6,193 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,148 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,944 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,135 pounds of maple sugar, 3,414 acres of farmland under crops, 2,675 bushels of turnips, 1,677 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,515 bushels of barley, 1,437 sheep, $1,401 value garden and orchard crops, 1,200 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 783 acres of oats, 780 tons of hay, 698 acres of winter wheat, 643 acres of spring wheat, 630 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 575 swine, 447 acres of peas, 442 milk cows, 369 barrels of pork, 346 calves and heifers, 296 horses aged over 3 years, 281 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 270 pounds of flax or hemp, 192 bushels of buckwheat, 165 bushels of corn, 150 acres of potatoes, 132 horses aged 3 years and under, 110 occupants of farms, 89 pounds of hops, 74 barrels of beef, 71 acres of turnips, 61 acres of barley, 57 acres of farmland in gardens, 48 bulls, oxen, or steers, 39 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 29 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 29 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 14 acres of corn, 11 acres of buckwheat, 6 bushels of beans, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $5,128 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,170 yards of flannel, 444 yards of fulled cloth, 97 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). The 1861 enumerator also recorded 300 quintals of dried fish sold — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 8 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON093010— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/monaghan-n-on093010-1861/.