Bagot & Blithefield, Ontario (1891 census)
Bagot & Blithefield was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,594. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.296°N, 76.698°W.
Population
In 1891, Bagot & Blithefield had a population of 1,594: 812 male and 782 female residents. Population density was 8.8 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Bagot & Blithefield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.20 |
| FAM NO | 256 |
| Number of families | 256 |
| Number of females | 782 |
| Number of males | 812 |
| Number of married females | 237 |
| Number of married males | 240 |
| Number of married persons | 477 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 52 |
| POP F | 782 |
| POP M | 812 |
| POP TOT | 1,594 |
| Total population | 1,595 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 514 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 551 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,065 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 83 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,511 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 256 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 3 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 252 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 35 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 197 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 74 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 59 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 256 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 81 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,869 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 24,724 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,064 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,181 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,014 |
| Acres of land in farms | 34,738 |
| Acres of oats | 1,105 |
| Acres of potatoes | 198 |
| Acres of turnips | 17 |
| Acres of wheat | 653 |
| BAR AC | 4 |
| BAR BU | 37 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 187 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 922 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 932 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 22,831 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 7,496 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 25,248 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,420 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,128 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,945 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 255 |
| BWT BU | 922 |
| CRN BU | 932 |
| HAY AC | 2,181 |
| HAY TONS | 1,712 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 397 |
| Number of chickens | 3,762 |
| Number of ducks | 69 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 209 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 24 |
| Number of geese | 261 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 136 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 308 |
| Number of milk cows | 856 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 233 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,109 |
| Number of other fowl | 27 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 72 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 51 |
| Number of sheep | 1,535 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 910 |
| Number of swine | 431 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 475 |
| Number of turkeys | 98 |
| OAT AC | 1,105 |
| OAT BU | 22,831 |
| PEA BU | 7,496 |
| POT AC | 198 |
| POT BU | 25,248 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 368 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,208 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 62,678 |
| RYE BU | 2,420 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,712 |
| WHT AC | 653 |
| WHT FALL BU | 255 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,128 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 67 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 40 |
| A 51 100 | 72 |
| BEN BU | 187 |
| BUTTER LB | 62,678 |
| CATTLE KS | 397 |
| CHEESE LB | 368 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 514 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 551 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,065 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,208 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 136 |
| DUCKS | 69 |
| FAMILIES | 256 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.20 |
| FRN CA | 83 |
| GEESE | 261 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,762 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 308 |
| HOUSES | 256 |
| HOUSES B | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 41 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 197 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 64 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 74 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 59 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 252 |
| INF 11 A | 51 |
| MD FEM | 237 |
| MD MALE | 240 |
| MD TOT | 477 |
| MILK COWS | 856 |
| NAME CD | Renfrew, South-Sud |
| OC F | 24 |
| OC P | 209 |
| OC TOT | 233 |
| OTHER FOWL | 27 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,109 |
| OTHERS | 1,511 |
| SHEEP | 1,535 |
| SHEEP KS | 910 |
| SUP AM | 10,014 |
| SUP FOR | 24,724 |
| SUP JV | 81 |
| SUP PAT | 4,869 |
| SUP SC | 5,064 |
| SUP TOT | 34,738 |
| SWINE | 431 |
| SWINE KS | 475 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 256 |
| TUR AC | 17 |
| TUR BU | 2,945 |
| TURKEY | 98 |
| WID FEM | 31 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 52 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON115003— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/bagot-blithefield-on115003-1891/.