Monck, Ontario (1891 census)
Monck was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 854. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.078°N, 79.415°W.
Population
In 1891, Monck had a population of 854: 450 male and 404 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 535 |
| 1881 | 801 |
| 1891 | 854 |
| 1901 | 1,008 |
| 1911 | 1,198 |
| 1921 | 1,189 |
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, Monck shared boundaries with:
- Bracebridge, T-V
- Brunel & Stephenson
- Draper
- Humphrey, Watt & Cardwell
- Macaulay
- Medora & Wood
- Muskoka
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 854 total population, 450 males, 404 females, 262 married persons, 151 families, 131 married females, 131 married males, 14 widowed persons, 10 widowed females, 5.60 average size of families, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 578 single persons under 18, 315 single males under 18, 263 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 843 persons who are not French Canadian, 11 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 150 houses, 150 occupied houses, 145 houses built of wood, 124 houses of 2 stories, 43 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 38 houses of 4 rooms, 25 houses of 5 rooms, 23 houses of 1 story, 21 houses of 3 rooms, 14 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses of 1 room, 4 houses built of brick, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 41,673 pounds of homemade butter, 18,492 acres of land in farms, 14,134 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,237 bushels of oats, 8,134 bushels of potatoes, 5,157 bushels of peas, 4,358 acres of improved land in farms, 4,268 bushels of turnips, 3,644 acres of farmland under crops, 2,830 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,406 chickens, 2,161 tons of hay, 2,065 acres of hay crops, 894 bushels of spring wheat, 797 acres of oats, 773 sheep, 636 bushels of barley, 632 acres of farmland in pasture, 626 other cattle, 461 sheep slaughtered or sold, 397 swine slaughtered or sold, 392 milk cows, 392 swine, 263 cattle killed or sold, 166 horses aged over 3 years, 156 occupants of farms, 140 farm occupants who own their land, 120 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 82 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 79 acres of wheat, 78 horses aged 3 years and under, 70 acres of potatoes, 69 geese, 55 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 51 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 50 acres of barley, 41 turkeys, 34 oxen, 33 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 32 bushels of corn, 32 ducks, 21 acres of turnips, 16 farm occupants who rent their land, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 other fowl, 5 bushels of rye, 4 bushels of buckwheat, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON117006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129012— 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). "Monck, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/monck-on117006-1891/.