Mara, Ontario (1881 census)
Mara was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,237. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.581°N, 79.234°W.
Population
In 1881, Mara had a population of 3,237: 1,631 male and 1,606 female residents. Population density was 24.4 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Mara shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 528 |
| Number of families | 528 |
| Number of females | 1,606 |
| Number of males | 1,631 |
| Number of married females | 462 |
| Number of married males | 457 |
| Number of married persons | 919 |
| Number of widowed females | 81 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 108 |
| POP TOT | 3,237 |
| Total population | 3,237 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,063 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,147 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,210 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 527 |
| Number of occupied houses | 527 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 49 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,003 |
| Acres of potatoes | 394 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,736 |
| BAR BU | 28,433 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 28,433 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 154 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 999 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 123,229 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 5,472 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 30,793 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 42,478 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 195 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 39,396 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 131,738 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,556 |
| CRN BU | 999 |
| HAY AC | 3,003 |
| HAY TONS | 3,243 |
| OAT BU | 123,229 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 30,793 |
| POT AC | 394 |
| POT BU | 42,478 |
| RYE BU | 195 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,243 |
| WHT AC | 4,736 |
| WHT SP BU | 39,396 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,556 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,063 |
| C UNMD M | 1,147 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,210 |
| D OCC | 527 |
| FEMALE | 1,606 |
| GRA BU | 154 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 527 |
| H UNINH | 49 |
| MALE | 1,631 |
| MD F | 462 |
| MD M | 457 |
| MD TOT | 919 |
| NUMBER CD | 133 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 5,472 |
| TUR BU | 131,738 |
| WID F | 81 |
| WID M | 27 |
| WID TOT | 108 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON133007— 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 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). "Mara, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mara-on133007-1881/.