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 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 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,370 total population, 713 males, 657 females, 440 married persons, 250 families, 221 married females, 219 married males, 54 widowed persons, 30 widowed females, 24 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 876 single persons under 18, 470 single males under 18, 406 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 249 occupied houses, 243 inhabited houses, 12 uninhabited houses, 6 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 19,884 bushels of oats, 13,135 bushels of potatoes, 8,818 bushels of turnips, 5,722 bushels of peas and beans, 4,199 bushels of spring wheat, 1,399 acres of hay crops, 1,316 tons of hay, 1,310 bushels of barley, 555 bushels of other root crops, 465 acres of wheat, 406 bushels of corn, 220 bushels of rye, 170 bushels of winter wheat, 161 acres of potatoes, 30 bushels of buckwheat, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,370 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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/.