Mara & Rama, Ontario (1851 census)
Mara & Rama was a census subdivision in Ontario County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,403. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.629°N, 79.249°W.
Population
In 1851, Mara & Rama had a population of 1,403: 762 male and 641 female residents. Population density was 6.6 people per square mile.
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Mara, 1861 (62.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Rama, 1861 (37.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Mara & Rama shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 323 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 8 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 228 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 19 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 613 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 28 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 735 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 27 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 27 |
| Number of families | 228 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 12 |
| Number of females | 641 |
| Number of females attending school | 37 |
| Number of lunatic females | 1 |
| Number of lunatic males | 2 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 38 |
| Number of males | 762 |
| Number of males attending school | 50 |
| Number of married females | 195 |
| Number of married males | 210 |
| Number of single females | 411 |
| Number of single males | 527 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| POP | 1,403 |
| POP FX N.1 | 641 |
| POP MX N.1 | 762 |
| POP XX N.1 | 1,403 |
| Total population | 1,403 |
Age structure (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 20 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 27 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 24 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 21 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 120 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 17 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 29 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 25 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 28 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 25 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 100 |
| Number of males of unknown age | 1 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 46 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 19 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 59 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 54 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 42 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 19 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 3 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 40 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 61 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 55 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 36 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 8 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 6 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 83 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 52 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 40 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 94 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 83 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 74 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 17 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 9 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 8 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 10 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 9 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
Ethnic origin (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 38 |
| Number of Indigenous females | 91 |
| Number of Indigenous males | 98 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 664 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 37 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 225 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 411 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 15 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 11 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 1 |
| Acres of corn | 34 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,082 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,789 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,557 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 3,645 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,434 |
| Acres of oats | 449 |
| Acres of peas | 260 |
| Acres of potatoes | 205 |
| Acres of rye | 17 |
| Acres of turnips | 55 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,011 |
| BAR AC | 11 |
| BAR BU | 261 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 90 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 335 |
| BEEF BAR | 90 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 261 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 582 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,076 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,435 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,313 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 274 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,567 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 14,543 |
| BWT AC | 1 |
| BWT BU | 35 |
| CRN AC | 34 |
| CRN BU | 582 |
| HAY TONS | 499 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 467 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 439 |
| Number of horses | 125 |
| Number of milk cows | 416 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 218 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 113 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 25 |
| Number of sheep | 1,020 |
| Number of swine | 1,113 |
| OAT AC | 449 |
| OAT BU | 14,076 |
| PEA AC | 260 |
| PEA BU | 3,435 |
| PORK BAR | 335 |
| POT AC | 205 |
| POT BU | 12,313 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 425 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 22 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,488 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 71 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 8,189 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,519 |
| RYE AC | 17 |
| RYE BU | 274 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 499 |
| WHT AC | 1,011 |
| WHT BU | 14,543 |
| WOOL LBS | 2,519 |
Manufacturing & industry (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | 150,000 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 4 |
| Number of saw mills | 2 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 2 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | 1 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 2 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 600 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 1,734 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 670 |
Fisheries (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of cured fish produced in the past year | 16 |
Deaths & mortality (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 7 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 12 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 3 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 19 |
Other recorded variables (141 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 15,488 |
| BEN BU | 17 |
| BOV | 467 |
| C F BAR | 16 |
| C H | 439 |
| C LBS | 425 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 762 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 641 |
| C03 TOTAL | 1,403 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 735 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 613 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 27 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 28 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 27 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 19 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 38 |
| C122 AGES NOT GIVEN M | 1 |
| C124 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN M | 2 |
| C126 MD MALE | 210 |
| C127 S MALE | 527 |
| C128 WID MALE | 25 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 762 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 12 |
| C130 MD FEM | 195 |
| C131 S FEM | 411 |
| C132 WID FEM | 35 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 641 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 1,403 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 12 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 7 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 19 |
| C139 INDIANS M | 98 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 46 |
| C140 INDIANS F | 91 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 50 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 37 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 2 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 17 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 1 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 3 |
| C16 SM NO | 2 |
| C18 SM WATER | 2 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 29 |
| C19 SM NO YEAR | 1 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 27 |
| C20 SM FEET YEAR | 150,000 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 2 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 25 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 24 |
| C24 DEATHS UNDER 3 M | 1 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 28 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 20 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 2 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 600 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 4 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 25 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 21 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 100 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 120 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 94 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 83 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 3 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 83 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 19 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 52 |
| C48 BTWN 15 AND 20 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C49 BTWN 15 AND 20 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 40 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 74 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 1 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 59 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 40 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 3 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 61 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 17 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 4 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 54 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 3 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 9 |
| C64 BTWN 30 AND 40 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C65 BTWN 30 AND 40 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 55 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 3 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 4 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 42 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 1 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 8 |
| C72 BTWN 40 AND 50 M DEATHS | 3 |
| C73 BTWN 40 AND 50 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 36 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 3 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 19 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 1 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 10 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 8 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 2 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 9 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 2 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 1 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 4 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 6 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 3 |
| C94 BTWN 70 AND 80 F S | 1 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 1 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 1 |
| CAR BU | 18 |
| CD NAME | Ontario |
| CROP | 2,557 |
| CULT | 3,645 |
| ENG WLS | 37 |
| FC YRDS | 670 |
| FLAN YRDS | 1,734 |
| FLX LBS | 22 |
| FREN ORIG | 38 |
| GARDEN | 6 |
| GRA BU | 72 |
| HELD | 18,434 |
| HOP LBS | 71 |
| HORSE | 125 |
| IRE | 225 |
| LINE NO | 236 |
| M COWS | 416 |
| MPLS LBS | 8,189 |
| NOT FRN | 664 |
| NS PEI | 2 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 22 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 22 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 34 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 113 |
| O OVR 200 | 2 |
| O UNDR 10 | 25 |
| PASTURE | 1,082 |
| SCOT | 411 |
| SHEEP | 1,020 |
| SWINE | 1,113 |
| TOT O | 218 |
| TUR AC | 55 |
| TUR BU | 6,567 |
| US | 15 |
| WOOD | 14,789 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON026007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON026007— 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 1851 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 & Rama, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mara-rama-on026007-1851/.