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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,780 |
| 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 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,927 total population, 1,494 males, 1,433 females, 928 married persons, 563 families, 464 married females, 464 married males, 114 widowed persons, 69 widowed females, 45 widowed males, 6.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,885 single persons under 18, 985 single males under 18, 900 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,925 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 559 houses, 559 occupied houses, 404 houses of 1 story, 351 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 331 houses built of wood, 173 houses built of brick, 155 houses of 2 stories, 63 houses of 4 rooms, 60 houses of 5 rooms, 55 houses built of stone, 43 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 34 houses of 3 rooms, 10 uninhabited houses, 8 houses of 2 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 295,172 bushels of turnips, 196,669 bushels of oats, 137,990 pounds of homemade butter, 86,688 bushels of winter wheat, 73,554 bushels of barley, 45,496 acres of land in farms, 42,908 bushels of peas, 40,436 acres of improved land in farms, 38,077 bushels of potatoes, 30,510 acres of farmland under crops, 24,703 chickens, 17,573 bushels of spring wheat, 13,596 tons of hay, 13,116 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 9,093 acres of farmland in pasture, 8,204 acres of hay crops, 6,181 acres of oats, 5,083 acres of wheat, 5,060 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,932 other cattle, 3,723 swine slaughtered or sold, 3,711 swine, 3,082 sheep, 2,990 acres of barley, 2,215 bushels of corn, 2,117 milk cows, 2,080 cattle killed or sold, 1,898 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,889 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,383 horses aged over 3 years, 903 horses aged 3 years and under, 833 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 830 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 788 acres of turnips, 723 geese, 711 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 553 turkeys, 546 occupants of farms, 541 ducks, 425 farm occupants who own their land, 313 acres of potatoes, 234 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 123 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 121 farm occupants who rent their land, 118 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 59 other fowl, 56 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 48 bushels of rye, 28 bushels of beans, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 bushels of buckwheat, 1 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Walter Sparling | 1843–1912 | born here |
| William Dale | 1848–1921 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON109001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137001_1891— 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/.