Rainham, Ontario (1861 census)
Rainham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,116. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262642. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.865°N, 79.877°W.
Population
In 1861, Rainham had a population of 2,116: 1,079 male and 1,037 female residents.
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 1861
In the 1861 census, Rainham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,116 total population, 1,079 males, 1,037 females, Male members of the family who are present: 991, Female members of the family who are present: 980, 729 single males, 668 single females, 345 married females, 338 married males, 291 males attending school, 219 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 88, Females present who are not members of the family: 57, 55 adult females unable to read or write, 37 female births, 34 male births, 31 adult males unable to read or write, 24 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 3 blind males, 2 blind females, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 148 single males aged 10 to 15, 137 females aged 5 to 10, 129 males aged 5 to 10, 127 single females aged 10 to 15, 126 single females aged 15 to 20, 119 single males aged 20 to 30, 114 single males aged 15 to 20, 113 married females aged 20 to 30, 98 married males aged 30 to 40, 84 married females aged 30 to 40, 81 married males aged 40 to 50, 72 married females aged 40 to 50, 68 married males aged 20 to 30, 63 single females aged 20 to 30, 49 married males aged 50 to 60, 43 males aged 1 to 2, 43 married females aged 50 to 60, 42 females aged 4 to 5, 41 females age 3 to 4, 40 females aged 1 to 2, 40 males aged 4 to 5, 35 males aged 2 to 3, 33 females aged 2 to 3, 32 males aged 3 to 4, 31 married males aged 60 to 70, 22 married females aged 60 to 70, 21 single males aged 30 to 40, 12 single females aged 30 to 40, 8 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,549 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 201 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 147 persons originating in France, 91 persons originating in the United States, 78 persons originating in England or Wales, 35 persons originating in Ireland, 12 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons originating in Switzerland, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $699,732 value farms (dollars), $81,700 value all livestock, 57,135 pounds of homemade butter, 49,465 bushels of oats, $41,005 value horses aged over 3 years, 34,421 bushels of spring wheat, 33,171 bushels of peas, $29,517 value farm implements in dollars, 25,468 pounds of maple sugar, 23,745 acres of land in farms, 21,367 bushels of barley, 14,647 bushels of potatoes, 13,255 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,490 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,395 acres of farmland under crops, 7,742 pounds of wool produced on farms, 6,098 bushels of buckwheat, 5,190 bushels of winter wheat, 4,566 gallons of cider, 3,036 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,712 sheep, 2,706 acres of farmland in pasture, $2,560 value garden and orchard crops, 2,166 tons of hay, 2,103 bushels of turnips, 2,089 acres of spring wheat, 2,029 bushels of corn, 1,865 swine, 1,585 acres of peas, 1,476 acres of oats, 1,357 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,003 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,000 acres of barley, 942 calves and heifers, 895 barrels of pork, 827 milk cows, 669 bushels of rye, 616 horses aged over 3 years, 581 acres of winter wheat, 514 bushels of carrots, 294 acres of buckwheat, 277 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 269 occupants of farms, 233 bushels of beans, 219 horses aged 3 years and under, 165 acres of potatoes, 154 acres of farmland in gardens, 119 barrels of beef, 113 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 97 acres of corn, 89 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 87 acres of rye, 64 pounds of hops, 59 bulls, oxen, or steers, 46 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 40 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 14 acres of turnips, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $6,673 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,153 yards of flannel, 1,291 yards of fulled cloth, 698 yards of linen, 151 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 18,041 pounds of fresh fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 13 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON076008— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rainham-on076008-1861/.