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 density was 50.2 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Rainham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 401 |
| Number of families | 401 |
| Number of females | 1,096 |
| Number of males | 1,121 |
| Number of married females | 365 |
| Number of married males | 367 |
| Number of married persons | 732 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 37 |
| POP TOT | 2,217 |
| Total population | 2,217 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 694 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 754 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,448 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 390 |
| Number of occupied houses | 390 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,318 |
| Acres of potatoes | 74 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,892 |
| BAR BU | 20,635 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 20,635 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 257 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,905 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5,578 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 61,678 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,191 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 14,029 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,798 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 330 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,461 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 717 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 78,030 |
| BWT BU | 257 |
| CRN BU | 5,578 |
| HAY AC | 3,318 |
| HAY TONS | 2,852 |
| OAT BU | 61,678 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 14,029 |
| POT AC | 74 |
| POT BU | 6,798 |
| RYE BU | 330 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,852 |
| WHT AC | 4,892 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,461 |
| WHT WTR BU | 78,030 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 694 |
| C UNMD M | 754 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,448 |
| D OCC | 390 |
| FEMALE | 1,096 |
| GRA BU | 1,905 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 390 |
| H UNINH | 22 |
| MALE | 1,121 |
| MD F | 365 |
| MD M | 367 |
| MD TOT | 732 |
| NUMBER CD | 146 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,191 |
| TUR BU | 717 |
| WID F | 37 |
| WID TOT | 37 |
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/.