Cramahe, Ontario (1871 census)
Cramahe was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,833. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.080°N, 77.875°W.
Population
In 1871, Cramahe had a population of 3,833: 1,959 male and 1,874 female residents. Population density was 47.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,993 |
| 1861 | 3,841 |
| 1871 | 3,833 |
| 1881 | 3,481 |
| 1891 | 2,995 |
| 1901 | 2,556 |
| 1911 | 2,373 |
| 1921 | 2,247 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Cramahe shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 724 |
| Number of females | 1,874 |
| Number of males | 1,959 |
| Number of married females | 672 |
| Number of married males | 668 |
| Number of married persons | 1,340 |
| Number of widowed females | 80 |
| Number of widowed males | 43 |
| Number of widowed persons | 123 |
| Total population | 3,833 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,122 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,248 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,370 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 703 |
| Number of occupied houses | 711 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 13,666 |
| BWT BU | 11,565 |
| CRN BU | 7,729 |
| HAY AC | 4,238 |
| HAY TONS | 4,300 |
| OAT BU | 43,232 |
| PEA BU | 33,526 |
| POT AC | 493 |
| POT BU | 59,550 |
| RYE BU | 5,927 |
| Total area (acres) | 69,723 |
| WHT SP BU | 33,268 |
| WHT WTR BU | 10,247 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 4,680 |
| AREA | 69,723 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 831 |
| CD | 55 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 724 |
| FEMALE | 1,874 |
| GRA BU | 851 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 711 |
| INHABITED | 703 |
| MALE | 1,959 |
| MARRIED F | 672 |
| MARRIED M | 668 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,340 |
| POPULATION | 3,833 |
| ROOT BU | 3,224 |
| SHANTIES | 8 |
| SINGLE F | 1,122 |
| SINGLE M | 1,248 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,370 |
| TUR BU | 46,177 |
| UNINHABITED | 13 |
| WIDOWED F | 80 |
| WIDOWED M | 43 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 123 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON055001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132003— 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 1871 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). "Cramahe, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cramahe-on055001-1871/.