Blanchard, Ontario (1881 census)
Blanchard was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,244. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.274°N, 81.234°W.
Population
In 1881, Blanchard had a population of 3,244: 1,675 male and 1,569 female residents. Population density was 40.6 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Blanchard shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 593 |
| Number of families | 593 |
| Number of females | 1,569 |
| Number of males | 1,675 |
| Number of married females | 483 |
| Number of married males | 486 |
| Number of married persons | 969 |
| Number of widowed females | 68 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 104 |
| POP TOT | 3,244 |
| Total population | 3,244 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,018 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,153 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,171 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 593 |
| Number of occupied houses | 593 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,683 |
| Acres of potatoes | 397 |
| Acres of wheat | 9,968 |
| BAR BU | 76,507 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 76,507 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 220 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 463 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 9,121 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 144,024 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 41,258 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 6,571 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 37,652 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 16,177 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 389,710 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 181,852 |
| BWT BU | 220 |
| CRN BU | 9,121 |
| HAY AC | 4,683 |
| HAY TONS | 6,655 |
| OAT BU | 144,024 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 6,571 |
| POT AC | 397 |
| POT BU | 37,652 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,655 |
| WHT AC | 9,968 |
| WHT SP BU | 16,177 |
| WHT WTR BU | 181,852 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,018 |
| C UNMD M | 1,153 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,171 |
| D OCC | 593 |
| FEMALE | 1,569 |
| GRA BU | 463 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 593 |
| H UNINH | 29 |
| MALE | 1,675 |
| MD F | 483 |
| MD M | 486 |
| MD TOT | 969 |
| NUMBER CD | 171 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 41,258 |
| TUR BU | 389,710 |
| WID F | 68 |
| WID M | 36 |
| WID TOT | 104 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON171001— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/blanchard-on171001-1881/.