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 density was 39.2 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Rainham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 877 |
| POP M | 854 |
| POP TOT | 1,731 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 46 |
| BAPTISTS | 212 |
| BRIT BORN F | 14 |
| BRIT BORN M | 23 |
| BRIT ENG | 336 |
| BRIT IRISH | 103 |
| BRIT OTHER | 3 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 64 |
| CAN BORN F | 845 |
| CAN BORN M | 814 |
| CHRISTIANS | 3 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 203 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 2 |
| EUR DUTCH | 144 |
| EUR FRENCH | 17 |
| EUR GERMAN | 939 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 3 |
| EUR OTHER | 118 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 231 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 18 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 17 |
| LUTHERANS | 567 |
| MENNONITES | 92 |
| METHODISTS | 238 |
| MORMONS | 18 |
| OTHER SECTS | 43 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 46 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 32 |
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/.