Monaghan N, Ontario (1891 census)
Monaghan N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,021. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.263°N, 78.370°W.
Population
In 1891, Monaghan N had a population of 1,021: 530 male and 491 female residents. Population density was 41.5 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Monaghan N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 204 |
| Number of families | 204 |
| Number of females | 491 |
| Number of males | 530 |
| Number of married females | 165 |
| Number of married males | 163 |
| Number of married persons | 328 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| POP F | 491 |
| POP M | 530 |
| POP TOT | 1,021 |
| Total population | 1,021 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 304 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 342 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 646 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 63 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 958 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 203 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 67 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 133 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 100 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 103 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 117 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 204 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 515 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 343 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,292 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,886 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,593 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,031 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,228 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,114 |
| Acres of oats | 1,899 |
| Acres of potatoes | 266 |
| Acres of turnips | 109 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,749 |
| BAR AC | 515 |
| BAR BU | 9,535 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 9,535 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 178 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,185 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 59 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 664 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 41,174 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 9,090 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,526 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 125 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 16,304 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 34,865 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5,078 |
| BWT BU | 2,185 |
| CRN BU | 664 |
| HAY AC | 2,031 |
| HAY TONS | 2,789 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 325 |
| Number of chickens | 6,407 |
| Number of ducks | 109 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 159 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 37 |
| Number of geese | 189 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 151 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 449 |
| Number of milk cows | 541 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 199 |
| Number of other cattle | 608 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of oxen | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 68 |
| Number of sheep | 533 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 268 |
| Number of swine | 762 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 610 |
| Number of turkeys | 136 |
| OAT AC | 1,899 |
| OAT BU | 41,174 |
| PEA BU | 9,090 |
| POT AC | 266 |
| POT BU | 20,526 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 40 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,184 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 220 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 40,292 |
| RYE BU | 125 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,789 |
| WHT AC | 1,749 |
| WHT FALL BU | 5,078 |
| WHT SP BU | 16,304 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 35 |
| A 11 50 | 42 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 42 |
| BEN BU | 178 |
| BUTTER LB | 40,292 |
| CATTLE KS | 325 |
| CHEESE LB | 40 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 304 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 342 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 646 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,184 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 151 |
| DUCKS | 109 |
| FAMILIES | 204 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 220 |
| FRN CA | 63 |
| GEESE | 189 |
| GRA BU | 59 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,407 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 449 |
| HOUSES | 203 |
| HOUSES B | 67 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 24 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 100 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 117 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 103 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 133 |
| INF 11 A | 68 |
| MD FEM | 165 |
| MD MALE | 163 |
| MD TOT | 328 |
| MILK COWS | 541 |
| NAME CD | Peterborough, West-Ouest |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 37 |
| OC P | 159 |
| OC TOT | 199 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 608 |
| OTHERS | 958 |
| SHEEP | 533 |
| SHEEP KS | 268 |
| SUP AM | 11,228 |
| SUP FOR | 2,886 |
| SUP JV | 343 |
| SUP PAT | 2,292 |
| SUP SC | 8,593 |
| SUP TOT | 14,114 |
| SWINE | 762 |
| SWINE KS | 610 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 204 |
| TUR AC | 109 |
| TUR BU | 34,865 |
| TURKEY | 136 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 22 |
| WID MALE | 25 |
| WID TOT | 47 |
| WORKING OX | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON111002— 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 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). "Monaghan N, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/monaghan-n-on111002-1891/.