Monmouth, Ontario (1881 census)
Monmouth was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 426. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262348. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.965°N, 78.265°W.
Population
In 1881, Monmouth had a population of 426: 223 male and 203 female residents. Population density was 4.6 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Burleigh, Anstruther, Monmouth, Chandos, Cardiff, 1871 (16.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Monmouth shared boundaries with:
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 | 76 |
| Number of families | 76 |
| Number of females | 203 |
| Number of males | 223 |
| Number of married females | 67 |
| Number of married males | 67 |
| Number of married persons | 134 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| Number of widowed persons | 10 |
| POP TOT | 426 |
| Total population | 426 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 127 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 155 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 282 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 75 |
| Number of occupied houses | 75 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 209 |
| Acres of potatoes | 59 |
| Acres of wheat | 224 |
| BAR BU | 975 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 975 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,720 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 867 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 777 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,664 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,110 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 21,728 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 7 |
| BWT BU | 75 |
| CRN BU | 100 |
| HAY AC | 209 |
| HAY TONS | 186 |
| OAT BU | 6,720 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 777 |
| POT AC | 59 |
| POT BU | 6,664 |
| RYE BU | 20 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 186 |
| WHT AC | 224 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,110 |
| WHT WTR BU | 7 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 127 |
| C UNMD M | 155 |
| C UNMD TOT | 282 |
| D OCC | 75 |
| FEMALE | 203 |
| GRA BU | 43 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 75 |
| H UNINH | 1 |
| MALE | 223 |
| MD F | 67 |
| MD M | 67 |
| MD TOT | 134 |
| NUMBER CD | 125 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 867 |
| TUR BU | 21,728 |
| WID F | 9 |
| WID M | 1 |
| WID TOT | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON125014— 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 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). "Monmouth, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/monmouth-on125014-1881/.