Mara, Ontario (1861 census)
Mara was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,965. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.581°N, 79.234°W.
Population
In 1861, Mara had a population of 1,965: 1,055 male and 910 female residents.
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).
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 Mara & Rama, 1851 (62.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Mara shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,965 total population, 1,055 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,032, 910 females, Female members of the family who are present: 885, 748 single males, 616 single females, 293 married males, 257 married females, 206 males attending school, 175 females attending school, 113 adult males unable to read or write, 92 adult females unable to read or write, 45 male births, 37 widowed females, 29 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 25, Males present who are not members of the family: 23, 14 widowed males, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 148 males aged 5 to 10, 142 single males aged 10 to 15, 125 single females aged 10 to 15, 120 single males aged 20 to 30, 115 single males aged 15 to 20, 113 females aged 5 to 10, 108 single females aged 15 to 20, 80 married males aged 40 to 50, 78 married males aged 30 to 40, 77 married females aged 30 to 40, 74 single females aged 20 to 30, 66 married females aged 20 to 30, 54 married females aged 40 to 50, 53 married males aged 50 to 60, 43 males aged 2 to 3, 41 married males aged 20 to 30, 35 females age 3 to 4, 34 males aged 1 to 2, 33 females aged 2 to 3, 33 males aged 3 to 4, 33 married females aged 50 to 60, 33 married males aged 60 to 70, 31 females aged 4 to 5, 30 females aged 1 to 2, 28 single males aged 30 to 40, 23 males aged 4 to 5, 19 married females aged 60 to 70, 16 single females aged 30 to 40, 13 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 females of unknown age, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 single females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 males of unknown age, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,079 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 388 persons originating in Ireland, 366 persons originating in Scotland, 66 persons originating in England or Wales, 35 French Canadians, 16 persons originating in the United States, 10 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 persons originating in the East Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $237,247 value farms (dollars), 35,375 bushels of potatoes, $34,365 value all livestock, 32,435 bushels of spring wheat, 29,369 bushels of oats, 25,852 bushels of turnips, 22,124 acres of land in farms, 16,510 pounds of homemade butter, 12,298 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $10,007 value farm implements in dollars, 9,826 acres of farmland under cultivation, $9,222 value horses aged over 3 years, 8,822 bushels of peas, 7,172 acres of farmland under crops, 5,604 pounds of maple sugar, 2,645 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,751 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,373 acres of spring wheat, 1,045 bushels of winter wheat, 948 acres of oats, 811 swine, 784 tons of hay, 685 sheep, 556 bushels of barley, 545 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 476 acres of peas, 471 calves and heifers, 394 milk cows, 320 acres of potatoes, 232 occupants of farms, 224 barrels of pork, 193 bulls, oxen, or steers, 181 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 165 acres of turnips, 142 horses aged over 3 years, 138 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 92 pounds of hops, 90 bushels of buckwheat, 77 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 70 pounds of flax or hemp, 65 bushels of corn, 58 horses aged 3 years and under, 52 acres of winter wheat, 34 barrels of beef, 22 acres of barley, 9 acres of farmland in gardens, 7 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 acres of buckwheat, 2 acres of corn, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,156 yards of flannel, $585 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 483 yards of fulled cloth, 82 yards of linen, 15 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 9 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 13 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON089002— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mara-on089002-1861/.