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 density was 32.2 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Monaghan S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 214 |
| Number of families | 214 |
| Number of females | 552 |
| Number of males | 596 |
| Number of married females | 179 |
| Number of married males | 176 |
| Number of married persons | 355 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| POP TOT | 1,148 |
| Total population | 1,148 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 342 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 409 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 751 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 211 |
| Number of occupied houses | 211 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,259 |
| Acres of potatoes | 133 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,643 |
| BAR BU | 47,960 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 47,960 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 135 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 412 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 244 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 46,027 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 10,137 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 19,024 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,569 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 314 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 26,366 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,594 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,742 |
| BWT BU | 135 |
| CRN BU | 244 |
| HAY AC | 1,259 |
| HAY TONS | 1,416 |
| OAT BU | 46,027 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 19,024 |
| POT AC | 133 |
| POT BU | 15,569 |
| RYE BU | 314 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,416 |
| WHT AC | 2,643 |
| WHT SP BU | 26,366 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3,742 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 342 |
| C UNMD M | 409 |
| C UNMD TOT | 751 |
| D OCC | 211 |
| FEMALE | 552 |
| GRA BU | 412 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 211 |
| H UNINH | 13 |
| MALE | 596 |
| MD F | 179 |
| MD M | 176 |
| MD TOT | 355 |
| NUMBER CD | 126 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 10,137 |
| TUR BU | 11,594 |
| WID F | 31 |
| WID M | 11 |
| WID TOT | 42 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON126004— 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 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/.