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 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 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,849 total population, 2,507 males, 2,342 females, 1,666 married persons, 978 families, 833 married females, 833 married males, 197 widowed persons, 127 widowed females, 70 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,986 single persons under 18, 1,604 single males under 18, 1,382 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 4,846 persons who are not French Canadian, 3 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 964 occupied houses, 955 houses, 742 houses built of wood, 545 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 530 houses of 1 story, 423 houses of 2 stories, 199 houses built of brick, 139 houses of 5 rooms, 112 houses of 4 rooms, 70 houses of 3 rooms, 55 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 26 houses of 2 rooms, 14 houses built of stone, 9 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 8 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 634,084 bushels of turnips, 209,389 bushels of oats, 188,079 pounds of homemade butter, 179,499 bushels of barley, 105,507 bushels of spring wheat, 73,063 acres of land in farms, 68,186 bushels of peas, 66,878 bushels of potatoes, 56,843 acres of improved land in farms, 48,509 acres of farmland under crops, 31,191 chickens, 19,018 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 16,220 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,429 bushels of winter wheat, 10,512 acres of wheat, 8,421 acres of barley, 8,045 acres of oats, 7,571 tons of hay, 7,510 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,011 acres of hay crops, 5,457 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5,281 swine, 4,778 bushels of buckwheat, 4,131 swine slaughtered or sold, 3,829 other cattle, 3,129 sheep, 3,002 bushels of corn, 2,636 milk cows, 2,106 horses aged over 3 years, 1,925 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,819 acres of turnips, 1,671 cattle killed or sold, 1,320 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,197 geese, 1,006 horses aged 3 years and under, 912 occupants of farms, 824 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 786 ducks, 631 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 630 turkeys, 617 farm occupants who own their land, 605 acres of potatoes, 456 bushels of beans, 303 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 290 farm occupants who rent their land, 275 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 196 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 120 bushels of rye, 103 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 35 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 33 other fowl, 8 oxen, 5 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.