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 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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,237 total population, 1,631 males, 1,606 females, 919 married persons, 528 families, 462 married females, 457 married males, 108 widowed persons, 81 widowed females, 27 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,210 single persons under 18, 1,147 single males under 18, 1,063 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 527 inhabited houses, 527 occupied houses, 49 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 131,738 bushels of turnips, 123,229 bushels of oats, 42,478 bushels of potatoes, 39,396 bushels of spring wheat, 30,793 bushels of peas and beans, 28,433 bushels of barley, 5,472 bushels of other root crops, 4,736 acres of wheat, 3,243 tons of hay, 3,003 acres of hay crops, 1,556 bushels of winter wheat, 999 bushels of corn, 394 acres of potatoes, 195 bushels of rye, 154 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,237 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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/.