Rainy River, Ontario (1891 census)
Rainy River was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 871. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.724°N, 94.551°W.
Population
In 1891, Rainy River had a population of 871: 454 male and 417 female residents. Population density was 140.8 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1881 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Rainy River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 3.90 |
| FAM NO | 222 |
| Number of families | 222 |
| Number of females | 417 |
| Number of males | 454 |
| Number of married females | 161 |
| Number of married males | 160 |
| Number of married persons | 321 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 52 |
| POP F | 417 |
| POP M | 454 |
| POP TOT | 871 |
| Total population | 871 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 224 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 274 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 498 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 7 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 864 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 81 |
| Number of houses | 132 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 132 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 53 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 128 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 213 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 60 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 10 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 52 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 257 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,775 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,293 |
| Acres of hay crops | 465 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,602 |
| Acres of land in farms | 12,377 |
| Acres of oats | 129 |
| Acres of potatoes | 102 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 10 |
| BAR AC | 10 |
| BAR BU | 235 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 235 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 207 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,680 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,983 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 205 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,351 |
| CRN BU | 207 |
| HAY AC | 465 |
| HAY TONS | 570 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 20 |
| Number of chickens | 360 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 75 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 20 |
| Number of geese | 9 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 16 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 63 |
| Number of milk cows | 97 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 98 |
| Number of other cattle | 88 |
| Number of oxen | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 29 |
| Number of sheep | 3 |
| Number of swine | 39 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 38 |
| Number of turkeys | 15 |
| OAT AC | 129 |
| OAT BU | 3,680 |
| PEA BU | 70 |
| POT AC | 102 |
| POT BU | 11,983 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 12 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 825 |
| RYE BU | 25 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 570 |
| WHT AC | 10 |
| WHT SP BU | 205 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 42 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 3 |
| BEN BU | 28 |
| BUTTER LB | 825 |
| CATTLE KS | 20 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 224 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 274 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 498 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 12 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 222 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 3.90 |
| FRN CA | 7 |
| GEESE | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 360 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 63 |
| HOUSES | 132 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 53 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 128 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 60 |
| HOUSES W | 132 |
| INF 11 A | 29 |
| MD FEM | 161 |
| MD MALE | 160 |
| MD TOT | 321 |
| MILK COWS | 97 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 20 |
| OC P | 75 |
| OC TOT | 98 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 88 |
| OTHERS | 864 |
| SHEEP | 3 |
| SUP AM | 1,602 |
| SUP FOR | 10,775 |
| SUP JV | 52 |
| SUP PAT | 257 |
| SUP SC | 1,293 |
| SUP TOT | 12,377 |
| SWINE | 39 |
| SWINE KS | 38 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 213 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 1,351 |
| TURKEY | 15 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 81 |
| WID FEM | 32 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 52 |
| WORKING OX | 68 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046040— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON046040— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 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). "Rainy River, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rainy-river-on046040-1891/.