Cramahe, Ontario (1911 census)
Cramahe was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,373. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3002087. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.079°N, 77.875°W.
Population
In 1911, Cramahe had a population of 2,373: 1,200 male and 1,173 female residents. Population density was 33.3 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Cramahe shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 45,624 area in acres, 2,373 total population, 1,200 males in the population, 1,173 females in the population, 629 single (never-married) males, 592 families, 567 single (never-married) females, 519 married males, 506 married females, 97 widowed females, 71.29 area in square miles, 49 widowed males, 33.29 population per square mile, 3 males with marital status not given, 2 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated females. 2,556 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,322 persons of British origin (English), 459 persons of British origin (Irish), 298 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 194 persons of German origin, 40 persons of Dutch origin, 23 persons of French origin, 18 persons of British origin (other). 7 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,527 Methodists, 235 Presbyterians, 212 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 165 Baptists, 120 Anglicans (Church of England), 93 Roman Catholics, 19 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 12 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 592 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| George Albertus Cox | 1840–1914 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON101002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132003_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3002087
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cramahe,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cramahe
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cramahe-on101002-1911/.