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 42.1 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,802 |
| POP F | 904 |
| POP M | 954 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 41.47 |
| POP TOT | 1,858 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 22 |
| AREA ACRES | 28,672 |
| AREA SQ MI | 44.80 |
| BAPTISTS | 213 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 335 |
| BRIT IRISH | 119 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 61 |
| CHRISTIANS | 63 |
| DISCIPLES | 223 |
| DUTCH | 20 |
| DWELLINGS | 427 |
| F MARRIED | 391 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 464 |
| F WIDOWED | 48 |
| FAMILIES | 429 |
| FRENCH | 16 |
| GERMAN | 1,299 |
| LUTHERANS | 722 |
| M MARRIED | 398 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| M SINGLE | 523 |
| M WIDOWED | 30 |
| MENNONITES | 116 |
| METHODISTS | 384 |
| MORMONS | 7 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 34 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 27 |
| SWISS | 7 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 47 |
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/.