Rainham, Ontario (1881 census)
Rainham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,217. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262642. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.865°N, 79.877°W.
Population
In 1881, Rainham had a population of 2,217: 1,121 male and 1,096 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Rainham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,217 total population, 1,121 males, 1,096 females, 732 married persons, 401 families, 367 married males, 365 married females, 37 widowed females, 37 widowed persons. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,448 single persons under 18, 754 single males under 18, 694 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 390 inhabited houses, 390 occupied houses, 22 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 78,030 bushels of winter wheat, 61,678 bushels of oats, 20,635 bushels of barley, 14,029 bushels of peas and beans, 6,798 bushels of potatoes, 5,578 bushels of corn, 4,892 acres of wheat, 3,318 acres of hay crops, 2,852 tons of hay, 1,905 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,461 bushels of spring wheat, 1,191 bushels of other root crops, 717 bushels of turnips, 330 bushels of rye, 257 bushels of buckwheat, 74 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,216 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON146002— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rainham-on146002-1881/.