Mara, Ontario (1871 census)
Mara was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,697. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.581°N, 79.234°W.
Population
In 1871, Mara had a population of 2,697: 1,394 male and 1,303 female residents. Population density was 20.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,965 |
| 1871 | 2,697 |
| 1881 | 3,237 |
| 1891 | 3,152 |
| 1901 | 2,921 |
| 1911 | 2,871 |
| 1921 | 2,468 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Mara shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 456 |
| Number of females | 1,303 |
| Number of males | 1,394 |
| Number of married females | 394 |
| Number of married males | 386 |
| Number of married persons | 780 |
| Number of widowed females | 66 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 99 |
| Total population | 2,697 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 843 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 975 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,818 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 451 |
| Number of occupied houses | 451 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 9,158 |
| BWT BU | 86 |
| CRN BU | 715 |
| HAY AC | 2,668 |
| HAY TONS | 2,805 |
| OAT BU | 67,884 |
| PEA BU | 14,439 |
| POT AC | 421 |
| POT BU | 42,578 |
| RYE BU | 140 |
| Total area (acres) | 65,480 |
| WHT SP BU | 14,048 |
| WHT WTR BU | 7,940 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,351 |
| AREA | 65,480 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 45 |
| CD | 49 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 456 |
| FEMALE | 1,303 |
| GRA BU | 90 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 451 |
| INHABITED | 451 |
| MALE | 1,394 |
| MARRIED F | 394 |
| MARRIED M | 386 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 780 |
| POPULATION | 2,697 |
| ROOT BU | 3,972 |
| SINGLE F | 843 |
| SINGLE M | 975 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,818 |
| TUR BU | 28,857 |
| UNINHABITED | 16 |
| WIDOWED F | 66 |
| WIDOWED M | 33 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 99 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON049007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133002— 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 1871 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). "Mara, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mara-on049007-1871/.