Mariposa, Ontario (1861 census)
Mariposa was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 5,506. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.337°N, 78.909°W.
Population
In 1861, Mariposa had a population of 5,506: 2,886 male and 2,617 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,895 |
| 1861 | 5,506 |
| 1871 | 5,363 |
| 1881 | 5,531 |
| 1891 | 4,849 |
| 1901 | 4,190 |
| 1911 | 3,867 |
| 1921 | 3,472 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 became part of Mariposa, 1871 (68.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Mariposa shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 188 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 5,506 total population, 2,886 males, Male members of the family who are present: 2,657, 2,617 females, Female members of the family who are present: 2,461, 1,976 single males, 1,703 single females, 866 married males, 852 married females, 644 males attending school, 573 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 229, Females present who are not members of the family: 156, 132 male births, 110 adult males unable to read or write, 108 female births, 103 adult females unable to read or write, 62 widowed females, 44 widowed males, 3 persons at sea, 2 blind males, 2 lunatic females, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 411 males aged 5 to 10, 378 females aged 5 to 10, 331 single females aged 10 to 15, 318 single males aged 10 to 15, 310 married females aged 20 to 30, 308 single males aged 20 to 30, 291 single females aged 15 to 20, 270 single males aged 15 to 20, 241 married males aged 30 to 40, 226 married females aged 30 to 40, 225 married males aged 20 to 30, 201 married males aged 40 to 50, 153 single females aged 20 to 30, 152 married females aged 40 to 50, 126 males aged 2 to 3, 115 males aged 4 to 5, 112 males aged 1 to 2, 104 married males aged 50 to 60, 103 females aged 1 to 2, 96 females aged 2 to 3, 96 females aged 4 to 5, 96 males aged 3 to 4, 95 females age 3 to 4, 80 married females aged 50 to 60, 64 married males aged 60 to 70, 38 married females aged 15 to 20, 36 single males aged 30 to 40, 34 married females aged 60 to 70, 21 married males aged 70 to 80, 17 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 16 single males aged 50 to 60, 15 single females aged 30 to 40, 15 single males aged 40 to 50, 15 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 11 single females aged 40 to 50, 10 married females aged 70 to 80, 9 single females aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 9 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 8 males of unknown age, 8 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 6 females of unknown age, 6 single males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 6 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 married males aged 80 to 90, 5 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,538 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 924 persons originating in England or Wales, 645 persons originating in Scotland, 276 persons originating in Ireland, 103 persons originating in the United States, 8 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 4 French Canadians, 4 Indigenous females, 3 Indigenous males, 1 male negroes or coloured persons. 5 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,658,980 value farms (dollars), $233,935 value all livestock, 188,235 bushels of spring wheat, 138,142 bushels of oats, 127,940 bushels of turnips, $110,374 value horses aged over 3 years, 97,505 pounds of homemade butter, 82,073 bushels of potatoes, 70,916 bushels of winter wheat, $66,344 value farm implements in dollars, 64,238 bushels of peas, 62,698 acres of land in farms, 51,046 pounds of maple sugar, 33,813 acres of farmland under cultivation, 28,885 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 20,748 acres of farmland under crops, 18,483 pounds of wool produced on farms, 12,934 acres of farmland in pasture, 10,508 acres of spring wheat, 8,184 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 5,913 sheep, 4,523 swine, 3,503 acres of oats, 2,754 acres of winter wheat, 2,460 tons of hay, 2,408 acres of peas, 2,398 barrels of pork, $2,329 value garden and orchard crops, 2,087 milk cows, 2,063 calves and heifers, 1,732 bushels of carrots, 1,454 horses aged over 3 years, 1,282 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,105 bushels of barley, 663 acres of potatoes, 640 occupants of farms, 625 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 577 bulls, oxen, or steers, 575 acres of turnips, 550 barrels of beef, 520 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 463 horses aged 3 years and under, 455 bushels of corn, 370 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 131 acres of farmland in gardens, 122 pounds of hops, 121 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 114 bushels of buckwheat, 114 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 82 bushels of beans, 78 bushels of rye, 46 acres of barley, 29 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 27 acres of corn, 19 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 6 acres of buckwheat, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 acres of rye, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $10,044 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 9,686 yards of flannel, 4,430 yards of fulled cloth, 212 carriages for pleasure, 110 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 3 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 54 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 32, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 22, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, 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: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON100014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149009— 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 1861 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). "Mariposa, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mariposa-on100014-1861/.