Korah, Ontario (1881 census)
Korah was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 339. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261946. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 339 |
| 1911 | 814 |
| 1921 | 990 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 339 total population, 170 males, 169 females, 106 married persons, 59 families, 53 married females, 53 married males, 6 widowed persons, 5 widowed females, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 227 single persons under 18, 116 single males under 18, 111 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 59 inhabited houses, 59 occupied houses, 12 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 6,758 bushels of turnips, 3,874 bushels of potatoes, 2,227 bushels of oats, 1,042 bushels of spring wheat, 920 bushels of peas and beans, 536 tons of hay, 432 acres of hay crops, 317 acres of wheat, 213 bushels of other root crops, 132 bushels of buckwheat, 129 bushels of barley, 46 acres of potatoes, 31 bushels of rye, 29 bushels of winter wheat, 11 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 339 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON182023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON102046— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261946
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/.