Monaghan S, Ontario (1871 census)
Monaghan S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,145. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.167°N, 78.304°W.
Population
In 1871, Monaghan S had a population of 1,145: 586 male and 559 female residents. Population density was 32.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,051 |
| 1861 | 1,239 |
| 1871 | 1,145 |
| 1881 | 1,148 |
| 1891 | 1,093 |
| 1901 | 929 |
| 1911 | 867 |
| 1921 | 773 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Monaghan S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 204 |
| Number of females | 559 |
| Number of males | 586 |
| Number of married females | 167 |
| Number of married males | 165 |
| Number of married persons | 332 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| Total population | 1,145 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 364 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 410 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 774 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 203 |
| Number of occupied houses | 203 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 17,044 |
| BWT BU | 77 |
| CRN BU | 72 |
| HAY AC | 1,453 |
| HAY TONS | 1,548 |
| OAT BU | 25,907 |
| PEA BU | 10,774 |
| POT AC | 159 |
| POT BU | 17,011 |
| Total area (acres) | 17,662 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,063 |
| WHT WTR BU | 19,609 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,415 |
| AREA | 17,662 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 19 |
| CD | 56 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 204 |
| FEMALE | 559 |
| GRA BU | 546 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 203 |
| INHABITED | 203 |
| MALE | 586 |
| MARRIED F | 167 |
| MARRIED M | 165 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 332 |
| POPULATION | 1,145 |
| ROOT BU | 4,958 |
| SINGLE F | 364 |
| SINGLE M | 410 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 774 |
| TUR BU | 17,197 |
| UNINHABITED | 12 |
| WIDOWED F | 28 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 39 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON056001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132006— 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 S, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/monaghan-s-on056001-1871/.