Korah, Ontario (1881 census)
Korah was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 339. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.580°N, 84.408°W.
Population
In 1881, Korah had a population of 339: 170 male and 169 female residents. Population density was 14.5 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Sault Ste. Marie, 1871 (3.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Root River & Korah, 1891 (19.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Korah shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 59 |
| Number of families | 59 |
| Number of females | 169 |
| Number of males | 170 |
| Number of married females | 53 |
| Number of married males | 53 |
| Number of married persons | 106 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| Number of widowed persons | 6 |
| POP TOT | 339 |
| Total population | 339 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 111 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 116 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 227 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 59 |
| Number of occupied houses | 59 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 432 |
| Acres of potatoes | 46 |
| Acres of wheat | 317 |
| BAR BU | 129 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 129 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 132 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,227 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 213 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 920 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,874 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,042 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,758 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 29 |
| BWT BU | 132 |
| HAY AC | 432 |
| HAY TONS | 536 |
| OAT BU | 2,227 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 920 |
| POT AC | 46 |
| POT BU | 3,874 |
| RYE BU | 31 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 536 |
| WHT AC | 317 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,042 |
| WHT WTR BU | 29 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 111 |
| C UNMD M | 116 |
| C UNMD TOT | 227 |
| D OCC | 59 |
| FEMALE | 169 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 59 |
| H UNINH | 12 |
| MALE | 170 |
| MD F | 53 |
| MD M | 53 |
| MD TOT | 106 |
| NUMBER CD | 182 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 213 |
| TUR BU | 6,758 |
| WID F | 5 |
| WID M | 1 |
| WID TOT | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON182023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON182023— 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). "Korah, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/korah-on182023-1881/.