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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 912 |
| 1921 | 2,580 |
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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 912 total population, 475 males, 437 females, 252 married persons, 170 families, 126 married females, 126 married males, 44 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 21 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 616 single persons under 18, 328 single males under 18, 288 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 170 inhabited houses, 170 occupied houses, 14 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 36,858 bushels of oats, 26,534 bushels of potatoes, 25,956 bushels of turnips, 21,509 bushels of spring wheat, 15,110 bushels of other root crops, 13,228 bushels of barley, 8,429 bushels of peas and beans, 2,094 acres of wheat, 1,701 tons of hay, 1,520 acres of hay crops, 808 bushels of winter wheat, 796 bushels of corn, 669 bushels of rye, 212 bushels of buckwheat, 186 acres of potatoes, 127 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William Tassie | 1815–1886 | died here |
| Jean-François Jamot | 1828–1886 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 912 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON126003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138013— 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/.