Monteagle & Herschell, Ontario (1881 census)
Monteagle & Herschell was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,072. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.160°N, 77.908°W.
Population
In 1881, Monteagle & Herschell had a population of 1,072: 570 male and 502 female residents.
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).
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 Herschel, Monteagle, McClure, Wicklow, Bangor, 1871 (43.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Monteagle & Herschell shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,072 total population, 570 males, 502 females, 298 married persons, 185 families, 150 married females, 148 married males, 23 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 751 single persons under 18, 413 single males under 18, 338 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 181 occupied houses, 178 inhabited houses, 14 uninhabited houses, 9 houses under construction, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 40,045 bushels of oats, 19,663 bushels of potatoes, 16,333 bushels of turnips, 6,503 bushels of spring wheat, 6,052 bushels of peas and beans, 1,491 acres of hay crops, 1,364 tons of hay, 1,358 bushels of rye, 1,104 bushels of barley, 794 bushels of other root crops, 541 bushels of buckwheat, 390 bushels of corn, 221 acres of wheat, 142 acres of potatoes, 54 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 33 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,072 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:
ON122008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON071013_1881— 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 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). "Monteagle & Herschell, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/monteagle-herschell-on122008-1881/.