Monaghan S, Ontario (1881 census)
Monaghan S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,148. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.167°N, 78.304°W.
Population
In 1881, Monaghan S had a population of 1,148: 596 male and 552 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Monaghan S 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 1,148 total population, 596 males, 552 females, 355 married persons, 214 families, 179 married females, 176 married males, 42 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 751 single persons under 18, 409 single males under 18, 342 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 211 inhabited houses, 211 occupied houses, 13 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 47,960 bushels of barley, 46,027 bushels of oats, 26,366 bushels of spring wheat, 19,024 bushels of peas and beans, 15,569 bushels of potatoes, 11,594 bushels of turnips, 10,137 bushels of other root crops, 3,742 bushels of winter wheat, 2,643 acres of wheat, 1,416 tons of hay, 1,259 acres of hay crops, 412 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 314 bushels of rye, 244 bushels of corn, 135 bushels of buckwheat, 133 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,148 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:
ON126004— 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 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 S, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/monaghan-s-on126004-1881/.