Blandford, Ontario (1871 census)
Blandford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,008. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.220°N, 80.683°W.
Population
In 1871, Blandford had a population of 2,008: 1,068 male and 940 female residents. Population density was 39.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,356 |
| 1861 | 1,996 |
| 1871 | 2,008 |
| 1881 | 2,089 |
| 1891 | 1,911 |
| 1901 | 1,694 |
| 1911 | 1,525 |
| 1921 | 1,503 |
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, Blandford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 354 |
| Number of females | 940 |
| Number of males | 1,068 |
| Number of married females | 317 |
| Number of married males | 318 |
| Number of married persons | 635 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| Total population | 2,008 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 597 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 729 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,326 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 347 |
| Number of occupied houses | 347 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 16,095 |
| BWT BU | 336 |
| CRN BU | 1,223 |
| HAY AC | 2,787 |
| HAY TONS | 3,349 |
| OAT BU | 53,158 |
| PEA BU | 27,714 |
| POT AC | 353 |
| POT BU | 22,771 |
| RYE BU | 110 |
| Total area (acres) | 29,220 |
| WHT SP BU | 12,174 |
| WHT WTR BU | 13,840 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,449 |
| AREA | 29,220 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 66 |
| CD | 14 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 354 |
| FEMALE | 940 |
| GRA BU | 223 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 347 |
| INHABITED | 347 |
| MALE | 1,068 |
| MARRIED F | 317 |
| MARRIED M | 318 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 635 |
| POPULATION | 2,008 |
| ROOT BU | 12,600 |
| SINGLE F | 597 |
| SINGLE M | 729 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,326 |
| TUR BU | 87,675 |
| UNINHABITED | 11 |
| WIDOWED F | 26 |
| WIDOWED M | 21 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 47 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON014006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134001— 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). "Blandford, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/blandford-on014006-1871/.