Mono, Ontario (1881 census)
Mono was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,097. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4859513. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.018°N, 80.061°W.
Population
In 1881, Mono had a population of 4,097: 2,128 male and 1,969 female residents. Population density was 35.7 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Mono 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 | 732 |
| Number of families | 732 |
| Number of females | 1,969 |
| Number of males | 2,128 |
| Number of married females | 597 |
| Number of married males | 599 |
| Number of married persons | 1,196 |
| Number of widowed females | 72 |
| Number of widowed males | 47 |
| Number of widowed persons | 119 |
| POP TOT | 4,097 |
| Total population | 4,097 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,300 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,482 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,782 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 712 |
| Number of occupied houses | 712 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,516 |
| Acres of potatoes | 736 |
| Acres of wheat | 12,775 |
| BAR BU | 24,939 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 24,939 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 148 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 172 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 271 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 112,427 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 6,641 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 33,204 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 68,072 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,456 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 99,534 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 81,455 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 78,435 |
| BWT BU | 148 |
| CRN BU | 271 |
| HAY AC | 5,516 |
| HAY TONS | 5,856 |
| OAT BU | 112,427 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 33,204 |
| POT AC | 736 |
| POT BU | 68,072 |
| RYE BU | 2,456 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,856 |
| WHT AC | 12,775 |
| WHT SP BU | 99,534 |
| WHT WTR BU | 78,435 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,300 |
| C UNMD M | 1,482 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,782 |
| D OCC | 712 |
| FEMALE | 1,969 |
| GRA BU | 172 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 712 |
| H UNINH | 30 |
| MALE | 2,128 |
| MD F | 597 |
| MD M | 599 |
| MD TOT | 1,196 |
| NUMBER CD | 141 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 6,641 |
| TUR BU | 81,455 |
| WID F | 72 |
| WID M | 47 |
| WID TOT | 119 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON141005— 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 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). "Mono, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mono-on141005-1881/.