Monteagle & Herschell, Ontario (1891 census)
Monteagle & Herschell was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,552. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.160°N, 77.908°W.
Population
In 1891, Monteagle & Herschell had a population of 1,552: 830 male and 722 female residents. Population density was 8.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,072 |
| 1891 | 1,552 |
| 1901 | 1,891 |
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, Monteagle & Herschell shared boundaries with:
- Bangor, McClure & Wicklow
- Cardiff
- Carlow
- Dungannon
- Faraday
- Harcourt, Dudley, Dysart, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Clyde, Eyre, Havelock, Livingstone, Lawrence & Nightingale
- Mayo
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 288 |
| Number of families | 288 |
| Number of females | 722 |
| Number of males | 830 |
| Number of married females | 235 |
| Number of married males | 232 |
| Number of married persons | 467 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| POP F | 722 |
| POP M | 830 |
| POP TOT | 1,552 |
| Total population | 1,552 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 463 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 577 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,040 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 15 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,537 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 284 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 284 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 41 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 281 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 95 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 284 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 172 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 116 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,671 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 34,828 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,028 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,315 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,815 |
| Acres of land in farms | 44,643 |
| Acres of oats | 2,643 |
| Acres of potatoes | 203 |
| Acres of turnips | 77 |
| Acres of wheat | 654 |
| BAR AC | 172 |
| BAR BU | 2,542 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,542 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 488 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 51,546 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 11,440 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,953 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,217 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,672 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 14,763 |
| BWT BU | 488 |
| CRN BU | 80 |
| HAY AC | 3,315 |
| HAY TONS | 2,709 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 505 |
| Number of chickens | 4,258 |
| Number of ducks | 39 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 272 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 206 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 102 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 351 |
| Number of milk cows | 928 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 278 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,200 |
| Number of other fowl | 23 |
| Number of oxen | 84 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 114 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 103 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 11 |
| Number of sheep | 1,540 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 584 |
| Number of swine | 745 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 577 |
| Number of turkeys | 145 |
| OAT AC | 2,643 |
| OAT BU | 51,546 |
| PEA BU | 11,440 |
| POT AC | 203 |
| POT BU | 22,953 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,755 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 153 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 46,875 |
| RYE BU | 1,217 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,709 |
| WHT AC | 654 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,672 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 114 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 42 |
| A 51 100 | 103 |
| BEN BU | 42 |
| BUTTER LB | 46,875 |
| CATTLE KS | 505 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 463 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 577 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,040 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,755 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 102 |
| DUCKS | 39 |
| FAMILIES | 288 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 153 |
| FRN CA | 15 |
| GEESE | 206 |
| GRA BU | 36 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,258 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 351 |
| HOUSES | 284 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 54 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 281 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 41 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 95 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 284 |
| INF 11 A | 11 |
| MD FEM | 235 |
| MD MALE | 232 |
| MD TOT | 467 |
| MILK COWS | 928 |
| NAME CD | Hastings, North—Nord |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 272 |
| OC TOT | 278 |
| OTHER FOWL | 23 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,200 |
| OTHERS | 1,537 |
| SHEEP | 1,540 |
| SHEEP KS | 584 |
| SUP AM | 9,815 |
| SUP FOR | 34,828 |
| SUP JV | 116 |
| SUP PAT | 1,671 |
| SUP SC | 8,028 |
| SUP TOT | 44,643 |
| SWINE | 745 |
| SWINE KS | 577 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 284 |
| TUR AC | 77 |
| TUR BU | 14,763 |
| TURKEY | 145 |
| WID FEM | 24 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 45 |
| WORKING OX | 84 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON074012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON071013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Monteagle & Herschell, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/monteagle-herschell-on074012-1891/.