Bagot & Blithefield, Ontario (1871 census)
Bagot & Blithefield was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,142. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.296°N, 76.698°W.
Population
In 1871, Bagot & Blithefield had a population of 1,142: 566 male and 576 female residents. Population density was 6.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,142 |
| 1881 | 1,126 |
| 1891 | 1,594 |
| 1901 | 1,620 |
| 1911 | 1,306 |
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 contained Blithfield, 1861 (67.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Bagot & Blithefield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 179 |
| Number of females | 576 |
| Number of males | 566 |
| Number of married females | 154 |
| Number of married males | 153 |
| Number of married persons | 307 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 30 |
| Total population | 1,142 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 405 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 400 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 805 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 176 |
| Number of occupied houses | 179 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 59 |
| CRN BU | 222 |
| HAY AC | 2,245 |
| HAY TONS | 1,430 |
| OAT BU | 4,805 |
| PEA BU | 1,282 |
| POT AC | 216 |
| POT BU | 11,473 |
| RYE BU | 46 |
| Total area (acres) | 102,765 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,639 |
| WHT WTR BU | 345 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 225 |
| AREA | 102,765 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 107 |
| CD | 81 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 179 |
| FEMALE | 576 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 179 |
| INHABITED | 176 |
| MALE | 566 |
| MARRIED F | 154 |
| MARRIED M | 153 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 307 |
| POPULATION | 1,142 |
| ROOT BU | 108 |
| SHANTIES | 3 |
| SINGLE F | 405 |
| SINGLE M | 400 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 805 |
| TUR BU | 1,682 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 17 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 30 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON081003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON117002_1871— 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 1871 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). "Bagot & Blithefield, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bagot-blithefield-on081003-1871/.