Rama, Ontario (1891 census)
Rama was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,752. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.709°N, 79.273°W.
Population
In 1891, Rama had a population of 1,752: 946 male and 806 female residents. Population density was 21.9 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Rama shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 311 |
| Number of families | 311 |
| Number of females | 806 |
| Number of males | 946 |
| Number of married females | 274 |
| Number of married males | 271 |
| Number of married persons | 545 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| Number of widowed persons | 70 |
| POP F | 806 |
| POP M | 946 |
| POP TOT | 1,752 |
| Total population | 1,752 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 501 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 636 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,137 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 6 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,746 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 310 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 307 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 7 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 294 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 16 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 100 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 310 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 187 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 141 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,173 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,766 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,801 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,175 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,115 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,881 |
| Acres of oats | 1,343 |
| Acres of potatoes | 157 |
| Acres of turnips | 48 |
| Acres of wheat | 601 |
| BAR AC | 187 |
| BAR BU | 3,190 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,190 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 162 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,895 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 26,070 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 8,162 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,588 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,439 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 15,642 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,821 |
| BWT BU | 162 |
| CRN BU | 1,895 |
| HAY AC | 2,175 |
| HAY TONS | 2,356 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 311 |
| Number of chickens | 3,966 |
| Number of ducks | 48 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 206 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 99 |
| Number of geese | 218 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 112 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 353 |
| Number of milk cows | 563 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 308 |
| Number of other cattle | 733 |
| Number of oxen | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 71 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 83 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 101 |
| Number of sheep | 643 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 359 |
| Number of swine | 514 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 527 |
| Number of turkeys | 80 |
| OAT AC | 1,343 |
| OAT BU | 26,070 |
| PEA BU | 8,162 |
| POT AC | 157 |
| POT BU | 18,588 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 370 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,790 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 238 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 43,322 |
| RYE BU | 45 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,356 |
| WHT AC | 601 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,821 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,439 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 33 |
| A 11 50 | 71 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 83 |
| BEN BU | 31 |
| BUTTER LB | 43,322 |
| CATTLE KS | 311 |
| CHEESE LB | 370 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 501 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 636 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,137 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,790 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 112 |
| DUCKS | 48 |
| FAMILIES | 311 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 238 |
| FRN CA | 6 |
| GEESE | 218 |
| GRA BU | 65 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,966 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 353 |
| HOUSES | 310 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 55 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 100 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 294 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 58 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 45 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 38 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 16 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 15 |
| HOUSES W | 307 |
| INF 11 A | 101 |
| MD FEM | 274 |
| MD MALE | 271 |
| MD TOT | 545 |
| MILK COWS | 563 |
| NAME CD | Ontario, North-Nord |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 99 |
| OC P | 206 |
| OC TOT | 308 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 733 |
| OTHERS | 1,746 |
| SHEEP | 643 |
| SHEEP KS | 359 |
| SUP AM | 7,115 |
| SUP FOR | 14,766 |
| SUP JV | 141 |
| SUP PAT | 1,173 |
| SUP SC | 5,801 |
| SUP TOT | 21,881 |
| SWINE | 514 |
| SWINE KS | 527 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 310 |
| TUR AC | 48 |
| TUR BU | 15,642 |
| TURKEY | 80 |
| WID FEM | 31 |
| WID MALE | 39 |
| WID TOT | 70 |
| WORKING OX | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON101011— 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 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). "Rama, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rama-on101011-1891/.