Bagot & Blithefield, Ontario (1881 census)
Bagot & Blithefield was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,126. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.296°N, 76.698°W.
Population
In 1881, Bagot & Blithefield had a population of 1,126: 581 male and 545 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,142 |
| 1881 | 1,126 |
| 1891 | 1,595 |
| 1901 | 1,620 |
| 1911 | 1,306 |
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, Bagot & Blithefield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,126 total population, 581 males, 545 females, 291 married persons, 182 families, 146 married males, 145 married females, 55 widowed persons, 33 widowed females, 22 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 780 single persons under 18, 413 single males under 18, 367 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 182 inhabited houses, 182 occupied houses, 8 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 21,719 bushels of potatoes, 15,965 bushels of oats, 5,323 bushels of peas and beans, 4,224 bushels of rye, 3,431 bushels of spring wheat, 1,746 acres of hay crops, 1,516 bushels of buckwheat, 1,492 bushels of turnips, 1,447 bushels of corn, 1,190 tons of hay, 734 bushels of other root crops, 549 acres of wheat, 205 acres of potatoes, 114 bushels of barley, 106 bushels of winter wheat, 2 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 1,126 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:
ON113011— 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 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). "Bagot & Blithefield, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bagot-blithefield-on113011-1881/.