Monmouth, Ontario (1891 census)
Monmouth was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 548. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262348. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.965°N, 78.265°W.
Population
In 1891, Monmouth had a population of 548: 290 male and 258 female residents. Population density was 5.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 426 |
| 1891 | 548 |
| 1901 | 629 |
| 1911 | 699 |
| 1921 | 663 |
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, Monmouth shared boundaries with:
- Burleigh, Anstruther & Chandos
- Cardiff
- Glamorgan
- Harcourt, Dudley, Dysart, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Clyde, Eyre, Havelock, Livingstone, Lawrence & Nightingale
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 111 |
| Number of families | 111 |
| Number of females | 258 |
| Number of males | 290 |
| Number of married females | 96 |
| Number of married males | 95 |
| Number of married persons | 191 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 9 |
| POP F | 258 |
| POP M | 290 |
| POP TOT | 548 |
| Total population | 548 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 157 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 191 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 348 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 547 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 110 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 110 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 12 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 99 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 110 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 114 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 53 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 395 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 16,901 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,310 |
| Acres of hay crops | 765 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,758 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,659 |
| Acres of oats | 598 |
| Acres of potatoes | 65 |
| Acres of turnips | 31 |
| Acres of wheat | 308 |
| BAR AC | 114 |
| BAR BU | 2,308 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,308 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 692 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 127 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 130 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,487 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,926 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,072 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 195 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,611 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,711 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 86 |
| BWT BU | 692 |
| CRN BU | 130 |
| HAY AC | 765 |
| HAY TONS | 778 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 139 |
| Number of chickens | 1,619 |
| Number of ducks | 27 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 108 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 112 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 38 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 113 |
| Number of milk cows | 274 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 109 |
| Number of other cattle | 439 |
| Number of other fowl | 7 |
| Number of oxen | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of sheep | 353 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 244 |
| Number of swine | 155 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 184 |
| Number of turkeys | 45 |
| OAT AC | 598 |
| OAT BU | 13,487 |
| PEA BU | 2,926 |
| POT AC | 65 |
| POT BU | 8,072 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,484 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 22,230 |
| RYE BU | 195 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 778 |
| WHT AC | 308 |
| WHT FALL BU | 86 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,611 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 41 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 46 |
| BEN BU | 70 |
| BUTTER LB | 22,230 |
| CATTLE KS | 139 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 157 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 191 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 348 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,484 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 38 |
| DUCKS | 27 |
| FAMILIES | 111 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 112 |
| GRA BU | 127 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,619 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 113 |
| HOUSES | 110 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 99 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 26 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 110 |
| MD FEM | 96 |
| MD MALE | 95 |
| MD TOT | 191 |
| MILK COWS | 274 |
| NAME CD | Peterborough, East-Est |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 108 |
| OC TOT | 109 |
| OTHER FOWL | 7 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 439 |
| OTHERS | 547 |
| SHEEP | 353 |
| SHEEP KS | 244 |
| SUP AM | 2,758 |
| SUP FOR | 16,901 |
| SUP JV | 53 |
| SUP PAT | 395 |
| SUP SC | 2,310 |
| SUP TOT | 19,659 |
| SWINE | 155 |
| SWINE KS | 184 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 110 |
| TUR AC | 31 |
| TUR BU | 7,711 |
| TURKEY | 45 |
| WID FEM | 5 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 9 |
| WORKING OX | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON116015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262348
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). "Monmouth, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/monmouth-on110014-1891/.