Mara, Ontario (1911 census)
Mara was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,871. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.581°N, 79.234°W.
Population
In 1911, Mara had a population of 2,871: 1,561 male and 1,310 female residents. Population density was 28.9 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Mara shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 63,696 area in acres, 2,871 total population, 1,561 males in the population, 1,310 females in the population, 1,014 single (never-married) males, 784 single (never-married) females, 577 families, 488 married males, 441 married females, 99.53 area in square miles, 81 widowed females, 52 widowed males, 28.85 population per square mile, 7 males with marital status not given, 4 females with marital status not given. 2,921 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,231 persons of British origin (Irish), 718 persons of British origin (English), 697 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 70 persons of Italian origin, 68 persons of German origin, 49 persons of French origin, 10 persons of British origin (other), 9 persons of Russian origin, 5 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Chinese origin. 9 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,230 Roman Catholics, 810 Methodists, 650 Presbyterians, 149 Anglicans (Church of England), 16 Baptists, 9 Jews, 5 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 565 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON103002— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mara-on103002-1911/.