Mono, Ontario (1891 census)
Mono was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,518. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4859513. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.017°N, 80.062°W.
Population
In 1891, Mono had a population of 3,518: 1,883 male and 1,635 female residents. Population density was 30.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,689 |
| 1861 | 3,626 |
| 1871 | 3,980 |
| 1881 | 4,097 |
| 1891 | 3,518 |
| 1901 | 3,111 |
| 1911 | 2,677 |
| 1921 | 2,124 |
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, Mono shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 175 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 677 |
| Number of families | 677 |
| Number of females | 1,635 |
| Number of males | 1,883 |
| Number of married females | 507 |
| Number of married males | 504 |
| Number of married persons | 1,011 |
| Number of widowed females | 89 |
| Number of widowed males | 55 |
| Number of widowed persons | 144 |
| POP F | 1,635 |
| POP M | 1,883 |
| POP TOT | 3,518 |
| Total population | 3,518 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,039 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,324 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,363 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,518 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 629 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 77 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 46 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 506 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 240 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 386 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 89 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 119 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 264 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 629 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,674 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 649 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,966 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,792 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 40,211 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,521 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 48,826 |
| Acres of land in farms | 66,618 |
| Acres of oats | 7,756 |
| Acres of potatoes | 842 |
| Acres of turnips | 312 |
| Acres of wheat | 10,828 |
| BAR AC | 2,674 |
| BAR BU | 56,685 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 56,685 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 106 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 765 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 134 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 137 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 182,680 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 46,937 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 114,513 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,760 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 83,690 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 131,005 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 33,838 |
| BWT BU | 765 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 10 |
| CRN BU | 137 |
| HAY AC | 6,521 |
| HAY TONS | 8,298 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,514 |
| Number of chickens | 26,207 |
| Number of ducks | 814 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 507 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 107 |
| Number of geese | 2,482 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 725 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,515 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,053 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 614 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,478 |
| Number of other fowl | 81 |
| Number of oxen | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 148 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 66 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 288 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 76 |
| Number of sheep | 3,369 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,707 |
| Number of swine | 3,837 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,741 |
| Number of turkeys | 2,245 |
| OAT AC | 7,756 |
| OAT BU | 182,680 |
| PEA BU | 46,937 |
| POT AC | 842 |
| POT BU | 114,513 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 15,053 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,410 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 196,423 |
| RYE BU | 2,760 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,298 |
| WHT AC | 10,828 |
| WHT FALL BU | 33,838 |
| WHT SP BU | 83,690 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 148 |
| A 11 50 | 66 |
| A 201 PL | 36 |
| A 51 100 | 288 |
| BEN BU | 106 |
| BUTTER LB | 196,423 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,514 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,039 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,324 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,363 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 15,053 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 725 |
| DUCKS | 814 |
| FAMILIES | 677 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,410 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 2,482 |
| GRA BU | 134 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 26,207 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,515 |
| HOUSES | 629 |
| HOUSES B | 77 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 39 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 69 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 119 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 240 |
| HOUSES S | 46 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 264 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 89 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 41 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 386 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 27 |
| HOUSES W | 506 |
| INF 11 A | 76 |
| MD FEM | 507 |
| MD MALE | 504 |
| MD TOT | 1,011 |
| MILK COWS | 2,053 |
| NAME CD | Cardwell |
| OC F | 107 |
| OC P | 507 |
| OC TOT | 614 |
| OTHER FOWL | 81 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,478 |
| OTHERS | 3,518 |
| SHEEP | 3,369 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,707 |
| SILOS | 10 |
| SUP AM | 48,826 |
| SUP FOR | 17,792 |
| SUP JV | 649 |
| SUP PAT | 7,966 |
| SUP SC | 40,211 |
| SUP TOT | 66,618 |
| SWINE | 3,837 |
| SWINE KS | 3,741 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 629 |
| TUR AC | 312 |
| TUR BU | 131,005 |
| TURKEY | 2,245 |
| WID FEM | 89 |
| WID MALE | 55 |
| WID TOT | 144 |
| WORKING OX | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON054005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON106005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4859513
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mono,_Ontario
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). "Mono, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mono-on054005-1891/.