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 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 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 548 total population, 290 males, 258 females, 191 married persons, 111 families, 96 married females, 95 married males, 9 widowed persons, 5 widowed females, 4.90 average size of families, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 348 single persons under 18, 191 single males under 18, 157 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 547 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 110 houses, 110 houses built of wood, 110 occupied houses, 99 houses of 1 story, 26 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 25 houses of 3 rooms, 17 houses of 5 rooms, 15 houses of 2 rooms, 13 houses of 4 rooms, 12 houses of 1 room, 11 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 22,230 pounds of homemade butter, 19,659 acres of land in farms, 16,901 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,487 bushels of oats, 8,072 bushels of potatoes, 7,711 bushels of turnips, 2,926 bushels of peas, 2,758 acres of improved land in farms, 2,611 bushels of spring wheat, 2,310 acres of farmland under crops, 2,308 bushels of barley, 1,619 chickens, 1,484 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 778 tons of hay, 765 acres of hay crops, 692 bushels of buckwheat, 598 acres of oats, 439 other cattle, 395 acres of farmland in pasture, 353 sheep, 308 acres of wheat, 274 milk cows, 244 sheep slaughtered or sold, 195 bushels of rye, 184 swine slaughtered or sold, 155 swine, 139 cattle killed or sold, 130 bushels of corn, 127 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 114 acres of barley, 113 horses aged over 3 years, 112 geese, 109 occupants of farms, 108 farm occupants who own their land, 86 bushels of winter wheat, 70 bushels of beans, 65 acres of potatoes, 53 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 46 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 45 turkeys, 41 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 38 horses aged 3 years and under, 32 oxen, 31 acres of turnips, 27 ducks, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 other fowl, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.