Cramahe, Ontario (1891 census)
Cramahe was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,995. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.079°N, 77.875°W.
Population
In 1891, Cramahe had a population of 2,995: 1,501 male and 1,494 female residents. Population density was 36.8 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Cramahe shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 659 |
| Number of families | 659 |
| Number of females | 1,494 |
| Number of males | 1,501 |
| Number of married females | 577 |
| Number of married males | 572 |
| Number of married persons | 1,149 |
| Number of widowed females | 100 |
| Number of widowed males | 49 |
| Number of widowed persons | 149 |
| POP F | 1,494 |
| POP M | 1,501 |
| POP TOT | 2,995 |
| Total population | 2,995 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 817 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 880 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,697 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 4 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,991 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 652 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 87 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 563 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 67 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 71 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 583 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 109 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 75 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 340 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of occupied houses | 653 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,919 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,480 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,389 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,662 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 29,789 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,325 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 38,658 |
| Acres of land in farms | 47,320 |
| Acres of oats | 3,488 |
| Acres of potatoes | 632 |
| Acres of turnips | 276 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,928 |
| BAR AC | 2,919 |
| BAR BU | 44,230 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 44,230 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 730 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 32,809 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,135 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 34,014 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 65,383 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 32,764 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 50,653 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 20,724 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 22,615 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 94,125 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 25,881 |
| BWT BU | 32,809 |
| CRN BU | 34,014 |
| HAY AC | 5,325 |
| HAY TONS | 7,074 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 801 |
| Number of chickens | 18,295 |
| Number of ducks | 318 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 463 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 176 |
| Number of geese | 565 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 552 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,360 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,077 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 639 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,797 |
| Number of other fowl | 51 |
| Number of oxen | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 114 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 124 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 196 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 180 |
| Number of sheep | 1,989 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,165 |
| Number of swine | 2,622 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,013 |
| Number of turkeys | 333 |
| OAT AC | 3,488 |
| OAT BU | 65,383 |
| PEA BU | 32,764 |
| POT AC | 632 |
| POT BU | 50,653 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 373 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,599 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,088 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 103,825 |
| RYE BU | 20,724 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,074 |
| WHT AC | 3,928 |
| WHT FALL BU | 25,881 |
| WHT SP BU | 22,615 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 114 |
| A 11 50 | 124 |
| A 201 PL | 25 |
| A 51 100 | 196 |
| BEN BU | 730 |
| BUTTER LB | 103,825 |
| CATTLE KS | 801 |
| CHEESE LB | 373 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 817 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 880 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,697 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 7,599 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 552 |
| DUCKS | 318 |
| FAMILIES | 659 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,088 |
| FRN CA | 4 |
| GEESE | 565 |
| GRA BU | 1,135 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 18,295 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,360 |
| HOUSES | 652 |
| HOUSES B | 87 |
| HOUSES CON | 9 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 71 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 75 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 109 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 67 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 340 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 583 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 24 |
| HOUSES W | 563 |
| INF 11 A | 180 |
| MD FEM | 577 |
| MD MALE | 572 |
| MD TOT | 1,149 |
| MILK COWS | 2,077 |
| NAME CD | Northumberland, East-Est |
| OC F | 176 |
| OC P | 463 |
| OC TOT | 639 |
| OTHER FOWL | 51 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,797 |
| OTHERS | 2,991 |
| SHEEP | 1,989 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,165 |
| SUP AM | 38,658 |
| SUP FOR | 8,662 |
| SUP JV | 1,480 |
| SUP PAT | 7,389 |
| SUP SC | 29,789 |
| SUP TOT | 47,320 |
| SWINE | 2,622 |
| SWINE KS | 3,013 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 653 |
| TUR AC | 276 |
| TUR BU | 94,125 |
| TURKEY | 333 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 100 |
| WID MALE | 49 |
| WID TOT | 149 |
| WORKING OX | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON099005— 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 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). "Cramahe, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cramahe-on099005-1891/.