Mariposa, Ontario (1891 census)
Mariposa was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,849. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.304°N, 78.894°W.
Population
In 1891, Mariposa had a population of 4,849: 2,507 male and 2,342 female residents. Population density was 34.8 people per square mile.
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 contained Woodville (part), Village, 1901 (0.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Mariposa shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 978 |
| Number of families | 978 |
| Number of females | 2,342 |
| Number of males | 2,507 |
| Number of married females | 833 |
| Number of married males | 833 |
| Number of married persons | 1,666 |
| Number of widowed females | 127 |
| Number of widowed males | 70 |
| Number of widowed persons | 197 |
| POP F | 2,342 |
| POP M | 2,507 |
| POP TOT | 4,849 |
| Total population | 4,849 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,382 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,604 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,986 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,846 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 9 |
| Number of houses | 955 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 199 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 14 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 742 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 530 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 423 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 112 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 139 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 545 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 964 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 8,421 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 824 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,510 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 16,220 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 48,509 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,011 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 56,843 |
| Acres of land in farms | 73,063 |
| Acres of oats | 8,045 |
| Acres of potatoes | 605 |
| Acres of turnips | 1,819 |
| Acres of wheat | 10,512 |
| BAR AC | 8,421 |
| BAR BU | 179,499 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 179,499 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 456 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,778 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5,457 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,002 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 209,389 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 68,186 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 66,878 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 105,507 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 634,084 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 13,429 |
| BWT BU | 4,778 |
| CRN BU | 3,002 |
| HAY AC | 6,011 |
| HAY TONS | 7,571 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,671 |
| Number of chickens | 31,191 |
| Number of ducks | 786 |
| Number of employees on farms | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 617 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 290 |
| Number of geese | 1,197 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 1,006 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 2,106 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,636 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 912 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,829 |
| Number of other fowl | 33 |
| Number of oxen | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 196 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 103 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 275 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 303 |
| Number of sheep | 3,129 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,925 |
| Number of swine | 5,281 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 4,131 |
| Number of turkeys | 630 |
| OAT AC | 8,045 |
| OAT BU | 209,389 |
| PEA BU | 68,186 |
| POT AC | 605 |
| POT BU | 66,878 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,320 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 19,018 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 631 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 188,079 |
| RYE BU | 120 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,571 |
| WHT AC | 10,512 |
| WHT FALL BU | 13,429 |
| WHT SP BU | 105,507 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 196 |
| A 11 50 | 103 |
| A 201 PL | 35 |
| A 51 100 | 275 |
| BEN BU | 456 |
| BUTTER LB | 188,079 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,671 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,320 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,382 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,604 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,986 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 19,018 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 1,006 |
| DUCKS | 786 |
| FAMILIES | 978 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 631 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| GEESE | 1,197 |
| GRA BU | 5,457 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 31,191 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 2,106 |
| HOUSES | 955 |
| HOUSES B | 199 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 55 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 139 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 112 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 530 |
| HOUSES S | 14 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 545 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 70 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 423 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 742 |
| INF 11 A | 303 |
| MD FEM | 833 |
| MD MALE | 833 |
| MD TOT | 1,666 |
| MILK COWS | 2,636 |
| NAME CD | Victoria, South -Sud |
| OC E | 5 |
| OC F | 290 |
| OC P | 617 |
| OC TOT | 912 |
| OTHER FOWL | 33 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,829 |
| OTHERS | 4,846 |
| SHEEP | 3,129 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,925 |
| SUP AM | 56,843 |
| SUP FOR | 16,220 |
| SUP JV | 824 |
| SUP PAT | 7,510 |
| SUP SC | 48,509 |
| SUP TOT | 73,063 |
| SWINE | 5,281 |
| SWINE KS | 4,131 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 964 |
| TUR AC | 1,819 |
| TUR BU | 634,084 |
| TURKEY | 630 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 9 |
| WID FEM | 127 |
| WID MALE | 70 |
| WID TOT | 197 |
| WORKING OX | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON122004— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mariposa-on122004-1891/.