Monaghan S, Ontario (1891 census)
Monaghan S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,093. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.167°N, 78.304°W.
Population
In 1891, Monaghan S had a population of 1,093: 568 male and 525 female residents. Population density was 30.7 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Monaghan S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 167 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 206 |
| Number of families | 206 |
| Number of females | 525 |
| Number of males | 568 |
| Number of married females | 169 |
| Number of married males | 168 |
| Number of married persons | 337 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| POP F | 525 |
| POP M | 568 |
| POP TOT | 1,093 |
| Total population | 1,093 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 336 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 380 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 716 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,093 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 206 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 67 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 135 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 183 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 22 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 115 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 206 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,579 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 261 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,295 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,103 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 11,659 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,720 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,215 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,318 |
| Acres of oats | 1,620 |
| Acres of potatoes | 143 |
| Acres of turnips | 73 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,585 |
| BAR AC | 1,579 |
| BAR BU | 30,015 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 30,015 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 109 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 468 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 598 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 38,585 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 25,772 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,194 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,199 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 19,095 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 22,297 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 21,403 |
| BWT BU | 468 |
| CRN BU | 15 |
| HAY AC | 1,720 |
| HAY TONS | 2,424 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 315 |
| Number of chickens | 7,890 |
| Number of ducks | 203 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 139 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 62 |
| Number of geese | 321 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 187 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 576 |
| Number of milk cows | 659 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 201 |
| Number of other cattle | 828 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 61 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 72 |
| Number of sheep | 941 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 608 |
| Number of swine | 699 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 710 |
| Number of turkeys | 200 |
| OAT AC | 1,620 |
| OAT BU | 38,585 |
| PEA BU | 25,772 |
| POT AC | 143 |
| POT BU | 13,194 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,918 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 676 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 34,420 |
| RYE BU | 1,199 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,424 |
| WHT AC | 2,585 |
| WHT FALL BU | 21,403 |
| WHT SP BU | 19,095 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 41 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 61 |
| BEN BU | 109 |
| BUTTER LB | 34,420 |
| CATTLE KS | 315 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 336 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 380 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 716 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,918 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 187 |
| DUCKS | 203 |
| FAMILIES | 206 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 676 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 321 |
| GRA BU | 598 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,890 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 576 |
| HOUSES | 206 |
| HOUSES B | 67 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 18 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 183 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 115 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 22 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 135 |
| INF 11 A | 72 |
| MD FEM | 169 |
| MD MALE | 168 |
| MD TOT | 337 |
| MILK COWS | 659 |
| NAME CD | Peterborough, West-Ouest |
| OC F | 62 |
| OC P | 139 |
| OC TOT | 201 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 828 |
| OTHERS | 1,093 |
| SHEEP | 941 |
| SHEEP KS | 608 |
| SUP AM | 14,215 |
| SUP FOR | 4,103 |
| SUP JV | 261 |
| SUP PAT | 2,295 |
| SUP SC | 11,659 |
| SUP TOT | 18,318 |
| SWINE | 699 |
| SWINE KS | 710 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 206 |
| TUR AC | 73 |
| TUR BU | 22,297 |
| TURKEY | 200 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 40 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON111003— 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 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 S, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/monaghan-s-on111003-1891/.