Rainham, Ontario (1891 census)
Rainham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,010. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262642. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.865°N, 79.877°W.
Population
In 1891, Rainham had a population of 2,010: 1,030 male and 980 female residents. Population density was 45.5 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Rainham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 399 |
| Number of families | 399 |
| Number of females | 980 |
| Number of males | 1,030 |
| Number of married females | 364 |
| Number of married males | 366 |
| Number of married persons | 730 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 72 |
| POP F | 980 |
| POP M | 1,030 |
| POP TOT | 2,010 |
| Total population | 2,010 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 566 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 642 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,208 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,008 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 398 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 61 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 332 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 144 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 253 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 275 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 399 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 692 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 727 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,357 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,554 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 18,628 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,158 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 20,712 |
| Acres of land in farms | 25,266 |
| Acres of oats | 2,241 |
| Acres of potatoes | 49 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,137 |
| BAR AC | 692 |
| BAR BU | 8,579 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 8,579 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 107 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 89 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3,628 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,185 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 39,138 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 25,896 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,297 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,870 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,349 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 44,204 |
| BWT BU | 89 |
| CRN BU | 1,185 |
| HAY AC | 4,158 |
| HAY TONS | 6,274 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 588 |
| Number of chickens | 11,594 |
| Number of ducks | 145 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 297 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 85 |
| Number of geese | 326 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 443 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 878 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,251 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 383 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,185 |
| Number of other fowl | 18 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 71 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 128 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 116 |
| Number of sheep | 1,771 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 974 |
| Number of swine | 2,130 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,347 |
| Number of turkeys | 86 |
| OAT AC | 2,241 |
| OAT BU | 39,138 |
| PEA BU | 25,896 |
| POT AC | 49 |
| POT BU | 2,297 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 989 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,712 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,256 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 123,952 |
| RYE BU | 15 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,274 |
| WHT AC | 4,137 |
| WHT FALL BU | 44,204 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,870 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 71 |
| A 11 50 | 59 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 128 |
| BEN BU | 107 |
| BUTTER LB | 123,952 |
| CATTLE KS | 588 |
| CHEESE LB | 989 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 566 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 642 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,208 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,712 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 443 |
| DUCKS | 145 |
| FAMILIES | 399 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,256 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 326 |
| GRA BU | 3,628 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 11,594 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 878 |
| HOUSES | 398 |
| HOUSES B | 61 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 33 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 43 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 28 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 144 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 275 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 253 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 31 |
| HOUSES W | 332 |
| INF 11 A | 116 |
| MD FEM | 364 |
| MD MALE | 366 |
| MD TOT | 730 |
| MILK COWS | 1,251 |
| NAME CD | Haldimand |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 85 |
| OC P | 297 |
| OC TOT | 383 |
| OTHER FOWL | 18 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,185 |
| OTHERS | 2,008 |
| SHEEP | 1,771 |
| SHEEP KS | 974 |
| SUP AM | 20,712 |
| SUP FOR | 4,554 |
| SUP JV | 727 |
| SUP PAT | 1,357 |
| SUP SC | 18,628 |
| SUP TOT | 25,266 |
| SWINE | 2,130 |
| SWINE KS | 2,347 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 399 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 1,349 |
| TURKEY | 86 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 50 |
| WID MALE | 22 |
| WID TOT | 72 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON070006— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rainham-on070006-1891/.