Rainy River, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)
Rainy River, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 871. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3492477. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.724°N, 94.551°W.
Population
In 1891, Rainy River, T-V had a population of 871: 454 male and 417 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 871 |
| 1911 | 1,578 |
| 1921 | 1,444 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 871 total population, 454 males, 417 females, 321 married persons, 222 families, 161 married females, 160 married males, 52 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 3.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 498 single persons under 18, 274 single males under 18, 224 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 864 persons who are not French Canadian, 7 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 213 occupied houses, 132 houses, 132 houses built of wood, 128 houses of 1 story, 81 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 60 uninhabited houses, 53 houses of 1 room, 34 houses of 2 rooms, 22 houses of 3 rooms, 9 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 8 houses of 4 rooms, 5 houses of 5 rooms, 4 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 12,377 acres of land in farms, 11,983 bushels of potatoes, 10,775 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,680 bushels of oats, 1,602 acres of improved land in farms, 1,351 bushels of turnips, 1,293 acres of farmland under crops, 825 pounds of homemade butter, 570 tons of hay, 465 acres of hay crops, 360 chickens, 257 acres of farmland in pasture, 235 bushels of barley, 207 bushels of corn, 205 bushels of spring wheat, 129 acres of oats, 102 acres of potatoes, 98 occupants of farms, 97 milk cows, 88 other cattle, 75 farm occupants who own their land, 70 bushels of peas, 68 oxen, 63 horses aged over 3 years, 52 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 42 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 39 swine, 38 swine slaughtered or sold, 29 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 28 bushels of beans, 25 bushels of rye, 20 cattle killed or sold, 20 farm occupants who rent their land, 19 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 16 horses aged 3 years and under, 15 turkeys, 12 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 10 acres of barley, 10 acres of wheat, 9 acres of turnips, 9 geese, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 employees on farms, 3 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 3 sheep. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046040— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON141048— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3492477
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainy_River,_Ontario
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, T-V, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rainy-river-t-v-on046040-1891/.