Mariposa, Ontario (1881 census)
Mariposa was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,531. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.304°N, 78.894°W.
Population
In 1881, Mariposa had a population of 5,531: 2,821 male and 2,710 female residents. Population density was 39.7 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Mariposa shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,052 |
| Number of families | 1,052 |
| Number of females | 2,710 |
| Number of males | 2,821 |
| Number of married females | 903 |
| Number of married males | 894 |
| Number of married persons | 1,797 |
| Number of widowed females | 119 |
| Number of widowed males | 63 |
| Number of widowed persons | 182 |
| POP TOT | 5,531 |
| Total population | 5,531 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,688 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,864 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,552 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,049 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,049 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 39 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,659 |
| Acres of potatoes | 613 |
| Acres of wheat | 13,195 |
| BAR BU | 196,993 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 196,993 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 89 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 884 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,182 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 211,434 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 30,153 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 60,869 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 70,121 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 319 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 170,679 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 537,579 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,152 |
| BWT BU | 89 |
| CRN BU | 3,182 |
| HAY AC | 4,659 |
| HAY TONS | 5,141 |
| OAT BU | 211,434 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 60,869 |
| POT AC | 613 |
| POT BU | 70,121 |
| RYE BU | 319 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,141 |
| WHT AC | 13,195 |
| WHT SP BU | 170,679 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,152 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,688 |
| C UNMD M | 1,864 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,552 |
| D OCC | 1,049 |
| FEMALE | 2,710 |
| GRA BU | 884 |
| H CON | 9 |
| H INHAB | 1,049 |
| H UNINH | 39 |
| MALE | 2,821 |
| MD F | 903 |
| MD M | 894 |
| MD TOT | 1,797 |
| NUMBER CD | 129 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 30,153 |
| TUR BU | 537,579 |
| WID F | 119 |
| WID M | 63 |
| WID TOT | 182 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON129003— 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 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). "Mariposa, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mariposa-on129003-1881/.