Rama, Ontario (1881 census)
Rama was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,370. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.709°N, 79.273°W.
Population
In 1881, Rama had a population of 1,370: 713 male and 657 female residents. Population density was 17.1 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Rama shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 250 |
| Number of families | 250 |
| Number of females | 657 |
| Number of males | 713 |
| Number of married females | 221 |
| Number of married males | 219 |
| Number of married persons | 440 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 54 |
| POP TOT | 1,370 |
| Total population | 1,370 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 406 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 470 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 876 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 243 |
| Number of occupied houses | 249 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,399 |
| Acres of potatoes | 161 |
| Acres of wheat | 465 |
| BAR BU | 1,310 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,310 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 406 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 19,884 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 555 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 5,722 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,135 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 220 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,199 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,818 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 170 |
| BWT BU | 30 |
| CRN BU | 406 |
| HAY AC | 1,399 |
| HAY TONS | 1,316 |
| OAT BU | 19,884 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 5,722 |
| POT AC | 161 |
| POT BU | 13,135 |
| RYE BU | 220 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,316 |
| WHT AC | 465 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,199 |
| WHT WTR BU | 170 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 406 |
| C UNMD M | 470 |
| C UNMD TOT | 876 |
| D OCC | 249 |
| FEMALE | 657 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 243 |
| H UNINH | 12 |
| MALE | 713 |
| MD F | 221 |
| MD M | 219 |
| MD TOT | 440 |
| NUMBER CD | 133 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 555 |
| SHAN | 6 |
| TUR BU | 8,818 |
| WID F | 30 |
| WID M | 24 |
| WID TOT | 54 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON133008— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rama-on133008-1881/.