Rama, Ontario (1861 census)
Rama was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 372. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.709°N, 79.273°W.
Population
In 1861, Rama had a population of 372: 189 male and 183 female residents.
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).
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 Mara & Rama, 1851 (37.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Rama shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 143 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 372 total population, 189 males, 183 females, Male members of the family who are present: 173, Female members of the family who are present: 164, 103 single males, 96 single females, 83 married males, 76 married females, 60 adult females unable to read or write, 26 adult males unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 19, Males present who are not members of the family: 16, 15 males attending school, 11 females attending school, 11 widowed females, 6 female births, 3 male births, 3 widowed males, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 30 married females aged 20 to 30, 25 married males aged 30 to 40, 21 married males aged 20 to 30, 21 single males aged 15 to 20, 19 males aged 5 to 10, 18 married females aged 30 to 40, 18 married males aged 40 to 50, 17 females aged 5 to 10, 16 single males aged 10 to 15, 16 single males aged 20 to 30, 14 single females aged 10 to 15, 13 females aged 2 to 3, 12 single females aged 15 to 20, 11 married females aged 40 to 50, 10 females aged 1 to 2, 9 single females aged 20 to 30, 7 males aged 1 to 2, 7 married males aged 50 to 60, 6 males aged 2 to 3, 6 males aged 3 to 4, 5 females aged 4 to 5, 5 males aged 4 to 5, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 females age 3 to 4, 3 married females aged 50 to 60, 3 married females aged 60 to 70, 3 married males aged 60 to 70, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 married males aged 90 to 100, 3 single males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 married females aged 90 to 100, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 275 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 105 Indigenous females, 101 Indigenous males, 61 persons originating in Ireland, 16 persons originating in Scotland, 10 French Canadians, 7 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in the United States. 2 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $120,990 value farms (dollars), 17,632 bushels of spring wheat, 12,745 bushels of potatoes, 12,420 bushels of oats, 8,616 pounds of maple sugar, 8,420 acres of land in farms, 7,190 bushels of turnips, $6,209 value all livestock, 5,649 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,156 bushels of peas, $3,696 value farm implements in dollars, 3,129 pounds of homemade butter, 2,771 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,380 bushels of winter wheat, 1,820 acres of farmland under crops, $1,245 value horses aged over 3 years, 1,065 bushels of corn, 922 acres of farmland in pasture, 863 acres of spring wheat, 395 tons of hay, 388 pounds of wool produced on farms, 255 acres of oats, 190 bushels of barley, 178 acres of peas, 155 swine, 122 sheep, 116 acres of potatoes, 100 acres of winter wheat, 94 occupants of farms, 78 calves and heifers, 71 milk cows, 70 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 66 bulls, oxen, or steers, 65 barrels of pork, 55 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 36 acres of turnips, 29 acres of farmland in gardens, 28 acres of corn, 28 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 20 horses aged over 3 years, 12 barrels of beef, 12 horses aged 3 years and under, $10 value garden and orchard crops, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 pounds of hops, 3 acres of barley, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 2 bushels of beans, 2 bushels of carrots, 1 pounds of flax or hemp. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $305 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 168 yards of flannel, 90 yards of fulled cloth, 10 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 28 pounds of fresh fish sold, 2 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 3 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON089005— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rama-on089005-1861/.