Rainham, Ontario (1921 census)
Rainham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,731. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262642. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.865°N, 79.877°W.
Population
In 1921, Rainham had a population of 1,731: 854 male and 877 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Rainham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,731 total population, 877 females in the population, 854 males in the population, 845 females born in Canada, 814 males born in Canada, 23 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 18 females born outside the British Empire, 17 males born outside the British Empire, 14 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 939 persons of German origin, 336 persons of British origin (English), 144 persons of Dutch origin, 118 persons of other European origin, 103 persons of British origin (Irish), 64 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 17 persons of French origin, 3 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Italian origin, 2 persons of Belgian origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 567 Lutherans, 238 Methodists, 231 members of the Evangelical Association, 212 Baptists, 203 Disciples of Christ, 92 Mennonites, 46 Anglicans (Church of England), 46 Presbyterians, 43 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 32 Roman Catholics, 18 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 3 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON115007— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rainham-on115007-1921/.