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 density was 14.8 people per square mile.
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 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 151 |
| Number of families | 151 |
| Number of females | 404 |
| Number of males | 450 |
| Number of married females | 131 |
| Number of married males | 131 |
| Number of married persons | 262 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 14 |
| POP F | 404 |
| POP M | 450 |
| POP TOT | 854 |
| Total population | 854 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 263 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 315 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 578 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 11 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 843 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 150 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 4 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 145 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 23 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 124 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 150 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 50 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 82 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 632 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,134 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,644 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,065 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,358 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,492 |
| Acres of oats | 797 |
| Acres of potatoes | 70 |
| Acres of turnips | 21 |
| Acres of wheat | 79 |
| BAR AC | 50 |
| BAR BU | 636 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 636 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,237 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5,157 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,134 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 894 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,268 |
| BWT BU | 4 |
| CRN BU | 32 |
| HAY AC | 2,065 |
| HAY TONS | 2,161 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 263 |
| Number of chickens | 2,406 |
| Number of ducks | 32 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 140 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 16 |
| Number of geese | 69 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 78 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 166 |
| Number of milk cows | 392 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 156 |
| Number of other cattle | 626 |
| Number of other fowl | 10 |
| Number of oxen | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 33 |
| Number of sheep | 773 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 461 |
| Number of swine | 392 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 397 |
| Number of turkeys | 41 |
| OAT AC | 797 |
| OAT BU | 13,237 |
| PEA BU | 5,157 |
| POT AC | 70 |
| POT BU | 8,134 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 120 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,830 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 41,673 |
| RYE BU | 5 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,161 |
| WHT AC | 79 |
| WHT SP BU | 894 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 55 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 51 |
| BUTTER LB | 41,673 |
| CATTLE KS | 263 |
| CHEESE LB | 120 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 263 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 315 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 578 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,830 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 78 |
| DUCKS | 32 |
| FAMILIES | 151 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FRN CA | 11 |
| GEESE | 69 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,406 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 166 |
| HOUSES | 150 |
| HOUSES B | 4 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 38 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 23 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 43 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 124 |
| HOUSES W | 145 |
| INF 11 A | 33 |
| MD FEM | 131 |
| MD MALE | 131 |
| MD TOT | 262 |
| MILK COWS | 392 |
| NAME CD | Simcoe, East-Est |
| OC F | 16 |
| OC P | 140 |
| OC TOT | 156 |
| OTHER FOWL | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 626 |
| OTHERS | 843 |
| SHEEP | 773 |
| SHEEP KS | 461 |
| SUP AM | 4,358 |
| SUP FOR | 14,134 |
| SUP JV | 82 |
| SUP PAT | 632 |
| SUP SC | 3,644 |
| SUP TOT | 18,492 |
| SWINE | 392 |
| SWINE KS | 397 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 150 |
| TUR AC | 21 |
| TUR BU | 4,268 |
| TURKEY | 41 |
| WID FEM | 10 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 14 |
| WORKING OX | 34 |
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/.