Rainham, Ontario (1911 census)
Rainham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,858. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262642. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.865°N, 79.877°W.
Population
In 1911, Rainham had a population of 1,858: 954 male and 904 female residents. Population density was 41.5 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Rainham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 28,672 area in acres, 1,858 total population, 954 males in the population, 904 females in the population, 523 single (never-married) males, 464 single (never-married) females, 429 families, 398 married males, 391 married females, 48 widowed females, 44.80 area in square miles, 41.47 population per square mile, 30 widowed males, 3 males with marital status not given, 1 females with marital status not given. 1,802 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,299 persons of German origin, 335 persons of British origin (English), 119 persons of British origin (Irish), 61 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 20 persons of Dutch origin, 16 persons of French origin, 7 persons of Swiss origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 722 Lutherans, 384 Methodists, 223 Disciples of Christ, 213 Baptists, 116 Mennonites, 63 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 47 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 34 Presbyterians, 27 Roman Catholics, 22 Anglicans (Church of England), 7 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 427 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON075007— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rainham-on075007-1911/.