Rainham, Ontario (1871 census)
Rainham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,067. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262642. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.865°N, 79.877°W.
Population
In 1871, Rainham had a population of 2,067: 1,039 male and 1,028 female residents. Population density was 46.8 people per square mile.
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 1871
In the 1871 census, Rainham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 369 |
| Number of females | 1,028 |
| Number of males | 1,039 |
| Number of married females | 338 |
| Number of married males | 336 |
| Number of married persons | 674 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| Total population | 2,067 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 657 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 687 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,344 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 353 |
| Number of occupied houses | 355 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 27,673 |
| BWT BU | 433 |
| CRN BU | 1,992 |
| HAY AC | 3,464 |
| HAY TONS | 4,047 |
| OAT BU | 35,933 |
| PEA BU | 11,144 |
| POT AC | 76 |
| POT BU | 5,826 |
| RYE BU | 75 |
| Total area (acres) | 27,136 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,182 |
| WHT WTR BU | 34,888 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3,108 |
| AREA | 27,136 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 76 |
| CD | 17 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 369 |
| FEMALE | 1,028 |
| GRA BU | 1,854 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 355 |
| INHABITED | 353 |
| MALE | 1,039 |
| MARRIED F | 338 |
| MARRIED M | 336 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 674 |
| POPULATION | 2,067 |
| ROOT BU | 915 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 657 |
| SINGLE M | 687 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,344 |
| TUR BU | 285 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 33 |
| WIDOWED M | 16 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 49 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON017002— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rainham-on017002-1871/.