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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,145 |
| 1881 | 1,148 |
| 1891 | 1,093 |
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 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,093 total population, 568 males, 525 females, 337 married persons, 206 families, 169 married females, 168 married males, 40 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 716 single persons under 18, 380 single males under 18, 336 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,093 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 206 houses, 206 occupied houses, 183 houses of 1 story, 135 houses built of wood, 115 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 67 houses built of brick, 30 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 22 houses of 2 stories, 19 houses of 5 rooms, 18 houses of 4 rooms, 12 houses of 3 rooms, 7 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 4 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 38,585 bushels of oats, 34,420 pounds of homemade butter, 30,015 bushels of barley, 25,772 bushels of peas, 22,297 bushels of turnips, 21,403 bushels of winter wheat, 19,095 bushels of spring wheat, 18,318 acres of land in farms, 14,215 acres of improved land in farms, 13,194 bushels of potatoes, 11,659 acres of farmland under crops, 7,890 chickens, 4,103 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,918 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,585 acres of wheat, 2,424 tons of hay, 2,295 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,720 acres of hay crops, 1,620 acres of oats, 1,579 acres of barley, 1,199 bushels of rye, 941 sheep, 828 other cattle, 710 swine slaughtered or sold, 699 swine, 676 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 659 milk cows, 608 sheep slaughtered or sold, 598 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 576 horses aged over 3 years, 468 bushels of buckwheat, 321 geese, 315 cattle killed or sold, 261 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 203 ducks, 201 occupants of farms, 200 turkeys, 187 horses aged 3 years and under, 143 acres of potatoes, 139 farm occupants who own their land, 109 bushels of beans, 73 acres of turnips, 72 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 62 farm occupants who rent their land, 61 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 41 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 bushels of corn, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 4 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON111003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111003_1871— 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/.