Blanchard, Ontario (1911 census)
Blanchard was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,227. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.273°N, 81.230°W.
Population
In 1911, Blanchard had a population of 2,227: 1,175 male and 1,052 female residents. Population density was 29.8 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Blanchard shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 47,785 area in acres, 2,227 total population, 1,175 males in the population, 1,052 females in the population, 714 single (never-married) males, 562 single (never-married) females, 509 families, 420 married males, 416 married females, 74.66 area in square miles, 72 widowed females, 36 widowed males, 29.83 population per square mile, 5 males with marital status not given, 2 females with marital status not given. 2,575 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 988 persons of British origin (English), 767 persons of British origin (Irish), 440 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 23 persons of German origin, 5 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,283 Methodists, 623 Presbyterians, 241 Anglicans (Church of England), 41 Roman Catholics, 16 Baptists, 13 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 5 Lutherans, 4 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 508 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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 1911, 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:
ON111001— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/blanchard-on111001-1911/.