Blanchard, Ontario (1871 census)
Blanchard was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,905. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.274°N, 81.234°W.
Population
In 1871, Blanchard had a population of 3,905: 2,042 male and 1,863 female residents. Population density was 48.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,780 |
| 1861 | 3,774 |
| 1871 | 3,905 |
| 1881 | 3,244 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Blanchard shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 652 |
| Number of females | 1,863 |
| Number of males | 2,042 |
| Number of married females | 576 |
| Number of married males | 581 |
| Number of married persons | 1,157 |
| Number of widowed females | 62 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 94 |
| Total population | 3,905 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,225 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,429 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,654 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 13 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 646 |
| Number of occupied houses | 646 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 63,617 |
| BWT BU | 50 |
| CRN BU | 1,356 |
| HAY AC | 4,876 |
| HAY TONS | 5,929 |
| OAT BU | 102,052 |
| PEA BU | 46,009 |
| POT AC | 715 |
| POT BU | 43,082 |
| Total area (acres) | 47,871 |
| WHT SP BU | 26,851 |
| WHT WTR BU | 24,586 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 5,472 |
| AREA | 47,871 |
| BEING BUILT | 13 |
| BEN BU | 76 |
| CD | 29 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 652 |
| FEMALE | 1,863 |
| GRA BU | 4,520 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 646 |
| INHABITED | 646 |
| MALE | 2,042 |
| MARRIED F | 576 |
| MARRIED M | 581 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,157 |
| POPULATION | 3,905 |
| ROOT BU | 30,981 |
| SINGLE F | 1,225 |
| SINGLE M | 1,429 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,654 |
| TUR BU | 106,630 |
| UNINHABITED | 31 |
| WIDOWED F | 62 |
| WIDOWED M | 32 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 94 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON029001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON171001— 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). "Blanchard, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/blanchard-on029001-1871/.