Cramahe, Ontario (1881 census)
Cramahe was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,481. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.080°N, 77.875°W.
Population
In 1881, Cramahe had a population of 3,481: 1,765 male and 1,716 female residents. Population density was 43.1 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Cramahe 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 | 710 |
| Number of families | 710 |
| Number of females | 1,716 |
| Number of males | 1,765 |
| Number of married females | 632 |
| Number of married males | 631 |
| Number of married persons | 1,263 |
| Number of widowed females | 96 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 127 |
| POP TOT | 3,481 |
| Total population | 3,481 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 988 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,103 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,091 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 692 |
| Number of occupied houses | 692 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,743 |
| Acres of potatoes | 548 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,517 |
| BAR BU | 61,832 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 61,832 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 13,111 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 722 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 20,510 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 67,290 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 4,517 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 43,350 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 52,153 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 15,563 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 43,857 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 62,584 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5,625 |
| BWT BU | 13,111 |
| CRN BU | 20,510 |
| HAY AC | 3,743 |
| HAY TONS | 4,018 |
| OAT BU | 67,290 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 43,350 |
| POT AC | 548 |
| POT BU | 52,153 |
| RYE BU | 15,563 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,018 |
| WHT AC | 5,517 |
| WHT SP BU | 43,857 |
| WHT WTR BU | 5,625 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 988 |
| C UNMD M | 1,103 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,091 |
| D OCC | 692 |
| FEMALE | 1,716 |
| GRA BU | 722 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 692 |
| H UNINH | 24 |
| MALE | 1,765 |
| MD F | 632 |
| MD M | 631 |
| MD TOT | 1,263 |
| NUMBER CD | 123 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 4,517 |
| TUR BU | 62,584 |
| WID F | 96 |
| WID M | 31 |
| WID TOT | 127 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON123001— 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 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). "Cramahe, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cramahe-on123001-1881/.