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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 426 total population, 223 males, 203 females, 134 married persons, 76 families, 67 married females, 67 married males, 10 widowed persons, 9 widowed females, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 282 single persons under 18, 155 single males under 18, 127 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 75 inhabited houses, 75 occupied houses, 3 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 21,728 bushels of turnips, 6,720 bushels of oats, 6,664 bushels of potatoes, 2,110 bushels of spring wheat, 975 bushels of barley, 867 bushels of other root crops, 777 bushels of peas and beans, 224 acres of wheat, 209 acres of hay crops, 186 tons of hay, 100 bushels of corn, 75 bushels of buckwheat, 59 acres of potatoes, 43 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 20 bushels of rye, 7 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 426 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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/.