Rainham, Ontario (1901 census)
Rainham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,802. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262642. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.865°N, 79.877°W.
Population
In 1901, Rainham had a population of 1,802: 901 male and 901 female residents. Population density was 40.8 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Rainham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 394 |
| Number of females | 901 |
| Number of males | 901 |
| Number of married females | 351 |
| Number of married males | 358 |
| Number of single females | 499 |
| Number of single males | 528 |
| Number of widowed females | 51 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| POP F | 901 |
| POP M | 901 |
| POP TOT | 1,802 |
| Total population | 1,802 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 393 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 28,672 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 28,672 |
| FAMILIES | 394 |
| HOUSES | 393 |
| MARRIED F | 351 |
| MARRIED M | 358 |
| SINGLE F | 499 |
| SINGLE M | 528 |
| WIDOWED F | 51 |
| WIDOWED M | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON067011— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rainham-on067011-1901/.