Monck, Ontario (1881 census)
Monck was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 801. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.078°N, 79.415°W.
Population
In 1881, Monck had a population of 801: 409 male and 392 female residents. Population density was 13.9 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Monck shared boundaries with:
- Draper, Ryde, Oakley
- Macauly, Bracebridge, Village
- Medora & Wood
- Muskoka
- Stephenson. Brunel
- Watt, Cardwell
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 | 139 |
| Number of families | 139 |
| Number of females | 392 |
| Number of males | 409 |
| Number of married females | 127 |
| Number of married males | 127 |
| Number of married persons | 254 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 13 |
| POP TOT | 801 |
| Total population | 801 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 258 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 276 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 534 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 137 |
| Number of occupied houses | 137 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,426 |
| Acres of potatoes | 103 |
| Acres of wheat | 191 |
| BAR BU | 207 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 207 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 143 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,949 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,246 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 4,796 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,997 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 200 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,641 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,656 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 11 |
| BWT BU | 10 |
| CRN BU | 143 |
| HAY AC | 1,426 |
| HAY TONS | 1,481 |
| OAT BU | 14,949 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 4,796 |
| POT AC | 103 |
| POT BU | 11,997 |
| RYE BU | 200 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,481 |
| WHT AC | 191 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,641 |
| WHT WTR BU | 11 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 258 |
| C UNMD M | 276 |
| C UNMD TOT | 534 |
| D OCC | 137 |
| FEMALE | 392 |
| GRA BU | 39 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 137 |
| H UNINH | 18 |
| MALE | 409 |
| MD F | 127 |
| MD M | 127 |
| MD TOT | 254 |
| NUMBER CD | 131 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,246 |
| TUR BU | 11,656 |
| WID F | 7 |
| WID M | 6 |
| WID TOT | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON131005— 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 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). "Monck, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/monck-on131005-1881/.