Blanchard, Ontario (1891 census)
Blanchard was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,927. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.273°N, 81.230°W.
Population
In 1891, Blanchard had a population of 2,927: 1,494 male and 1,433 female residents. Population density was 35.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,927 |
| 1901 | 2,575 |
| 1911 | 2,227 |
| 1921 | 2,002 |
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, Blanchard shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 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 | 563 |
| Number of families | 563 |
| Number of females | 1,433 |
| Number of males | 1,494 |
| Number of married females | 464 |
| Number of married males | 464 |
| Number of married persons | 928 |
| Number of widowed females | 69 |
| Number of widowed males | 45 |
| Number of widowed persons | 114 |
| POP F | 1,433 |
| POP M | 1,494 |
| POP TOT | 2,927 |
| Total population | 2,927 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 900 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 985 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,885 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,925 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 559 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 173 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 55 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 331 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 404 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 155 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 60 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 351 |
| Number of occupied houses | 559 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,990 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 833 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 9,093 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,060 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 30,510 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,204 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 40,436 |
| Acres of land in farms | 45,496 |
| Acres of oats | 6,181 |
| Acres of potatoes | 313 |
| Acres of turnips | 788 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,083 |
| BAR AC | 2,990 |
| BAR BU | 73,554 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 73,554 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,889 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,215 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 196,669 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 42,908 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 38,077 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 17,573 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 295,172 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 86,688 |
| BWT BU | 7 |
| CRN BU | 2,215 |
| HAY AC | 8,204 |
| HAY TONS | 13,596 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2,080 |
| Number of chickens | 24,703 |
| Number of ducks | 541 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 425 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 121 |
| Number of geese | 723 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 903 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,383 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,117 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 546 |
| Number of other cattle | 4,932 |
| Number of other fowl | 59 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 118 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 234 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 123 |
| Number of sheep | 3,082 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,898 |
| Number of swine | 3,711 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,723 |
| Number of turkeys | 553 |
| OAT AC | 6,181 |
| OAT BU | 196,669 |
| PEA BU | 42,908 |
| POT AC | 313 |
| POT BU | 38,077 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 830 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 13,116 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 711 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 137,990 |
| RYE BU | 48 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 13,596 |
| WHT AC | 5,083 |
| WHT FALL BU | 86,688 |
| WHT SP BU | 17,573 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 118 |
| A 11 50 | 56 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 234 |
| BEN BU | 28 |
| BUTTER LB | 137,990 |
| CATTLE KS | 2,080 |
| CHEESE LB | 830 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 900 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 985 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,885 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 13,116 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 903 |
| DUCKS | 541 |
| FAMILIES | 563 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 711 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 723 |
| GRA BU | 1,889 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 24,703 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,383 |
| HOUSES | 559 |
| HOUSES B | 173 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 43 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 60 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 63 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 404 |
| HOUSES S | 55 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 351 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 155 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 331 |
| INF 11 A | 123 |
| MD FEM | 464 |
| MD MALE | 464 |
| MD TOT | 928 |
| MILK COWS | 2,117 |
| NAME CD | Perth, South-Sud |
| OC F | 121 |
| OC P | 425 |
| OC TOT | 546 |
| OTHER FOWL | 59 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4,932 |
| OTHERS | 2,925 |
| SHEEP | 3,082 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,898 |
| SUP AM | 40,436 |
| SUP FOR | 5,060 |
| SUP JV | 833 |
| SUP PAT | 9,093 |
| SUP SC | 30,510 |
| SUP TOT | 45,496 |
| SWINE | 3,711 |
| SWINE KS | 3,723 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 559 |
| TUR AC | 788 |
| TUR BU | 295,172 |
| TURKEY | 553 |
| WID FEM | 69 |
| WID MALE | 45 |
| WID TOT | 114 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON109001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137001— 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). "Blanchard, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/blanchard-on109001-1891/.