Mara, Ontario (1891 census)
Mara was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,152. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.581°N, 79.234°W.
Population
In 1891, Mara had a population of 3,152: 1,656 male and 1,496 female residents. Population density was 23.8 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Mara shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 556 |
| Number of families | 556 |
| Number of females | 1,496 |
| Number of males | 1,656 |
| Number of married females | 448 |
| Number of married males | 444 |
| Number of married persons | 892 |
| Number of widowed females | 76 |
| Number of widowed males | 40 |
| Number of widowed persons | 116 |
| POP F | 1,496 |
| POP M | 1,656 |
| POP TOT | 3,152 |
| Total population | 3,152 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 972 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,172 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,144 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 29 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,123 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 551 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 35 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 515 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 10 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 492 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 59 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 124 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 89 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 204 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 554 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,380 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 404 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,333 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 20,702 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 23,882 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,408 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 31,619 |
| Acres of land in farms | 52,321 |
| Acres of oats | 6,999 |
| Acres of potatoes | 391 |
| Acres of turnips | 475 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,447 |
| BAR AC | 2,380 |
| BAR BU | 44,347 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 44,347 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 585 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 862 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 121 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 844 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 153,088 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 31,790 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 41,714 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 314 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 37,132 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 118,222 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 6,735 |
| BWT BU | 862 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 10 |
| CRN BU | 844 |
| HAY AC | 5,408 |
| HAY TONS | 6,163 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,312 |
| Number of chickens | 15,846 |
| Number of ducks | 278 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 452 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 96 |
| Number of geese | 876 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 592 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,109 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,704 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 548 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,640 |
| Number of other fowl | 86 |
| Number of oxen | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 117 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 184 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 140 |
| Number of sheep | 3,348 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,264 |
| Number of swine | 2,087 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,097 |
| Number of turkeys | 417 |
| OAT AC | 6,999 |
| OAT BU | 153,088 |
| PEA BU | 31,790 |
| POT AC | 391 |
| POT BU | 41,714 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,183 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 10,576 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,855 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 160,612 |
| RYE BU | 314 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,163 |
| WHT AC | 4,447 |
| WHT FALL BU | 6,735 |
| WHT SP BU | 37,132 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 117 |
| A 11 50 | 67 |
| A 201 PL | 40 |
| A 51 100 | 184 |
| BEN BU | 585 |
| BUTTER LB | 160,612 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,312 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,183 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 972 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,172 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,144 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 10,576 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 592 |
| DUCKS | 278 |
| FAMILIES | 556 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,855 |
| FRN CA | 29 |
| GEESE | 876 |
| GRA BU | 121 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 15,846 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,109 |
| HOUSES | 551 |
| HOUSES B | 35 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 89 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 124 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 492 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 204 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 68 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 37 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 59 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 515 |
| INF 11 A | 140 |
| MD FEM | 448 |
| MD MALE | 444 |
| MD TOT | 892 |
| MILK COWS | 1,704 |
| NAME CD | Ontario, North-Nord |
| OC F | 96 |
| OC P | 452 |
| OC TOT | 548 |
| OTHER FOWL | 86 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,640 |
| OTHERS | 3,123 |
| SHEEP | 3,348 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,264 |
| SILOS | 10 |
| SUP AM | 31,619 |
| SUP FOR | 20,702 |
| SUP JV | 404 |
| SUP PAT | 7,333 |
| SUP SC | 23,882 |
| SUP TOT | 52,321 |
| SWINE | 2,087 |
| SWINE KS | 3,097 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 554 |
| TUR AC | 475 |
| TUR BU | 118,222 |
| TURKEY | 417 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 76 |
| WID MALE | 40 |
| WID TOT | 116 |
| WORKING OX | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON101008— 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 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). "Mara, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mara-on101008-1891/.