Rama, Ontario (1921 census)
Rama was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,485. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.709°N, 79.273°W.
Population
In 1921, Rama had a population of 1,485: 818 male and 667 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Rama shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,485 total population, 818 males in the population, 726 males born in Canada, 667 females in the population, 635 females born in Canada, 55 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 37 males born outside the British Empire, 22 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 10 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 360 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 358 persons of British origin (English), 353 persons of British origin (Irish), 45 persons of French origin, 32 persons of Dutch origin, 23 persons of Italian origin, 11 persons of Russian origin, 8 persons of other European origin, 7 persons of British origin (other), 5 persons of German origin, 3 persons of Polish origin, 2 persons of Austrian origin. 272 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 1 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 528 Methodists, 351 Roman Catholics, 328 Presbyterians, 238 Anglicans (Church of England), 18 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 11 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 8 Baptists, 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Jews. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON133004— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rama-on133004-1921/.