Monaghan, South, Ontario (1861 census)
Monaghan, South was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,239. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.167°N, 78.304°W.
Population
In 1861, Monaghan, South had a population of 1,239: 634 male and 605 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,051 |
| 1861 | 1,239 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Monaghan, South shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 135 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,239 total population, 634 males, 605 females, Male members of the family who are present: 603, Female members of the family who are present: 580, 390 single males, 349 single females, 233 married males, 219 married females, 169 males attending school, 101 females attending school, 37 widowed females, Males present who are not members of the family: 31, Females present who are not members of the family: 25, 22 male births, 21 female births, 11 widowed males, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 78 married females aged 20 to 30, 72 males aged 5 to 10, 71 single males aged 10 to 15, 70 married males aged 30 to 40, 69 females aged 5 to 10, 69 married males aged 20 to 30, 69 single males aged 15 to 20, 63 single females aged 10 to 15, 60 married females aged 30 to 40, 55 single females aged 15 to 20, 52 single males aged 20 to 30, 50 married males aged 40 to 50, 49 married females aged 40 to 50, 34 single females aged 20 to 30, 30 married males aged 50 to 60, 26 females aged 1 to 2, 24 males aged 1 to 2, 23 males aged 4 to 5, 22 females aged 4 to 5, 20 males aged 2 to 3, 20 married females aged 50 to 60, 19 females aged 2 to 3, 19 males aged 3 to 4, 18 females age 3 to 4, 11 married females aged 60 to 70, 11 married males aged 60 to 70, 11 single males aged 30 to 40, 11 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 9 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 807 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 236 persons originating in Ireland, 129 persons originating in England or Wales, 48 persons originating in Scotland, 19 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $557,000 value farms (dollars), $57,219 value all livestock, 45,436 bushels of oats, $26,840 value horses aged over 3 years, 23,085 pounds of homemade butter, 20,250 bushels of spring wheat, 18,966 bushels of winter wheat, 17,210 bushels of peas, 17,160 acres of land in farms, 16,383 bushels of potatoes, $11,370 value farm implements in dollars, 10,641 acres of farmland under cultivation, 8,140 pounds of wool produced on farms, 6,925 bushels of turnips, 6,519 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,431 acres of farmland under crops, 6,014 bushels of carrots, 4,855 pounds of maple sugar, 4,094 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,330 sheep, 1,836 bushels of barley, 1,494 acres of oats, 1,292 acres of spring wheat, 1,277 acres of winter wheat, 800 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 768 acres of peas, 748 swine, 723 tons of hay, 598 calves and heifers, 515 milk cows, 509 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 496 barrels of pork, 442 horses aged over 3 years, 346 gallons of cider, $271 value garden and orchard crops, 214 barrels of beef, 202 horses aged 3 years and under, 149 acres of potatoes, 140 bushels of corn, 136 occupants of farms, 116 acres of farmland in gardens, 71 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 69 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 68 acres of barley, 50 bulls, oxen, or steers, 39 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 34 acres of turnips, 32 bushels of buckwheat, 18 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 acres of corn, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 acres of buckwheat, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $5,831 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,775 yards of flannel, 537 yards of fulled cloth, 125 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 5, 5 total number of deaths. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON088009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON088009— 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 1861 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, South, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/monaghan-south-on088009-1861/.