Monaghan N, Ontario (1881 census)
Monaghan N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 912. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.275°N, 78.333°W.
Population
In 1881, Monaghan N had a population of 912: 475 male and 437 female residents. Population density was 24.0 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Monaghan N, 1871 (60.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Monaghan N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 170 |
| Number of families | 170 |
| Number of females | 437 |
| Number of males | 475 |
| Number of married females | 126 |
| Number of married males | 126 |
| Number of married persons | 252 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| POP TOT | 912 |
| Total population | 912 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 288 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 328 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 616 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 170 |
| Number of occupied houses | 170 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,520 |
| Acres of potatoes | 186 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,094 |
| BAR BU | 13,228 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 13,228 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 212 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 127 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 796 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 36,858 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 15,110 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 8,429 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,534 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 669 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 21,509 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 25,956 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 808 |
| BWT BU | 212 |
| CRN BU | 796 |
| HAY AC | 1,520 |
| HAY TONS | 1,701 |
| OAT BU | 36,858 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 8,429 |
| POT AC | 186 |
| POT BU | 26,534 |
| RYE BU | 669 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,701 |
| WHT AC | 2,094 |
| WHT SP BU | 21,509 |
| WHT WTR BU | 808 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 288 |
| C UNMD M | 328 |
| C UNMD TOT | 616 |
| D OCC | 170 |
| FEMALE | 437 |
| GRA BU | 127 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 170 |
| H UNINH | 14 |
| MALE | 475 |
| MD F | 126 |
| MD M | 126 |
| MD TOT | 252 |
| NUMBER CD | 126 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 15,110 |
| TUR BU | 25,956 |
| WID F | 23 |
| WID M | 21 |
| WID TOT | 44 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON126003— 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 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). "Monaghan N, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/monaghan-n-on126003-1881/.