Rama, Ontario (1871 census)
Rama was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 904. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.709°N, 79.273°W.
Population
In 1871, Rama had a population of 904: 464 male and 440 female residents. Population density was 11.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 372 |
| 1871 | 904 |
| 1881 | 1,370 |
| 1891 | 1,752 |
| 1901 | 1,618 |
| 1911 | 1,588 |
| 1921 | 1,485 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Rama shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 172 |
| Number of females | 440 |
| Number of males | 464 |
| Number of married females | 146 |
| Number of married males | 144 |
| Number of married persons | 290 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| Total population | 904 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 274 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 299 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 573 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 162 |
| Number of occupied houses | 162 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 436 |
| BWT BU | 17 |
| CRN BU | 400 |
| HAY AC | 526 |
| HAY TONS | 513 |
| OAT BU | 5,883 |
| PEA BU | 2,123 |
| POT AC | 113 |
| POT BU | 11,172 |
| Total area (acres) | 42,520 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,772 |
| WHT WTR BU | 776 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 257 |
| AREA | 42,520 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 32 |
| CD | 49 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 172 |
| FEMALE | 440 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 162 |
| INHABITED | 162 |
| MALE | 464 |
| MARRIED F | 146 |
| MARRIED M | 144 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 290 |
| POPULATION | 904 |
| ROOT BU | 71 |
| SINGLE F | 274 |
| SINGLE M | 299 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 573 |
| TUR BU | 2,999 |
| UNINHABITED | 20 |
| WIDOWED F | 20 |
| WIDOWED M | 21 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 41 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON049008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133004— 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 1871 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). "Rama, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rama-on049008-1871/.