Rainham, Ontario (1851 census)
Rainham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,618. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262642. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.865°N, 79.877°W.
Population
In 1851, Rainham had a population of 1,618: 881 male and 737 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,618 |
| 1861 | 2,116 |
| 1871 | 2,067 |
| 1881 | 2,217 |
| 1891 | 2,010 |
| 1901 | 1,802 |
| 1911 | 1,858 |
| 1921 | 1,731 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Rainham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,618 total population, 881 males, Male members of the family who are present: 866, 737 females, Female members of the family who are present: 726, 608 single males, 465 single females, 275 families, 264 married males, 255 married females, 167 males attending school, 145 females attending school, 40 male births, 28 female births, Male members of the family who are present: 19, Female members of the family who are absent: 18, 17 widowed females, Males present who are not members of the family: 15, Females present who are not members of the family: 11, 9 widowed males, 3 lunatic females, 2 blind males, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 117 males aged 5 to 10, 112 single males aged 10 to 15, 108 females aged 5 to 10, 105 single females aged 10 to 15, 88 married females aged 30 to 40, 88 single males aged 15 to 20, 86 married males aged 30 to 40, 79 single males aged 20 to 30, 76 married females aged 20 to 30, 73 married males aged 20 to 30, 68 single females aged 15 to 20, 51 married males aged 40 to 50, 48 males aged 1 to 2, 43 males under age 1, 38 married females aged 40 to 50, 37 males aged 3 to 4, 33 married males aged 50 to 60, 31 females aged 4 to 5, 30 females under age 1, 30 males aged 2 to 3, 29 females age 3 to 4, 28 females aged 2 to 3, 27 females aged 1 to 2, 26 married females aged 50 to 60, 22 single females aged 20 to 30, 19 males aged 4 to 5, 17 married males aged 60 to 70, 16 married females aged 15 to 20, 12 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 males of unknown age, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 8 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 females of unknown age, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,104 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 312 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 78 persons originating in the United States, 39 persons originating in England or Wales, 38 persons originating in Ireland, 30 French Canadians, 12 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 persons originating in Scotland, 1 male negroes or coloured persons, 1 negroes or coloured persons. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 30,179 bushels of wheat, 27,900 pounds of homemade butter, 26,442 bushels of oats, 19,917 acres of land in farms, 11,044 pounds of maple sugar, 10,917 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,000 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,414 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,576 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,164 acres of farmland under crops, 3,436 bushels of potatoes, 3,206 bushels of corn, 2,540 acres of wheat, 2,185 sheep, 2,086 bushels of buckwheat, 1,541 bushels of barley, 1,460 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,459 swine, 1,238 gallons of cider, 1,041 tons of hay, 784 acres of oats, 721 barrels of pork, 663 milk cows, 610 bushels of peas, 508 horses, 441 calves and heifers, 400 bushels of rye, 346 pounds of flax or hemp, 344 pounds of hops, 297 bulls, oxen, or steers, 260 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 250 bushels of turnips, 244 acres of peas, 216 barrels of beef, 205 occupants of farms, 185 acres of corn, 159 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 143 acres of buckwheat, 77 acres of barley, 75 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 75 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 74 acres of potatoes, 36 acres of rye, 34 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 18 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 acres of turnips, 4 bushels of beans, 2 bushels of carrots, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 7,000 feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, 2,566 yards of flannel, 1,436 yards of fulled cloth, $925 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 78 yards of linen, 13 employees in saw mills, 5 saw mills, 4 saw mills powered by water, 4 saw mills returning capital, 3 saw mills reporting annual production, 2 saw mills reporting daily production, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills powered by steam. 4,150,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 38 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 12 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON013007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262642
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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). "Rainham, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rainham-on013007-1851/.