Mariposa, Ontario (1921 census)
Mariposa was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,472. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.304°N, 78.894°W.
Population
In 1921, Mariposa had a population of 3,472: 1,825 male and 1,647 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Mariposa shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,472 total population, 1,825 males in the population, 1,647 females in the population, 1,639 males born in Canada, 1,525 females born in Canada, 179 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 116 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 7 males born outside the British Empire, 6 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,016 persons of British origin (English), 681 persons of British origin (Irish), 650 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 84 persons of Dutch origin, 22 persons of French origin, 17 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Italian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 2,597 Methodists, 600 Presbyterians, 130 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 80 Anglicans (Church of England), 27 Baptists, 20 Roman Catholics, 9 Adventists, 7 Brethren, 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON149009— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mariposa-on149009-1921/.