Blandford, Ontario (1851 census)
Blandford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,356. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260872. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.220°N, 80.683°W.
Population
In 1851, Blandford had a population of 1,356: 720 male and 636 female residents.
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 1851
In the 1851 census, Blandford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 143 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,356 total population, 720 males, Male members of the family who are present: 653, 636 females, Female members of the family who are present: 569, 503 single males, 403 single females, 232 families, 221 married females, 207 married males, 158 males attending school, 123 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 67, Males present who are not members of the family: 67, 42 female births, 34 male births, 12 widowed females, 10 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 5, 3 persons at sea. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 109 females aged 5 to 10, 105 males aged 5 to 10, 97 single males aged 10 to 15, 77 married females aged 20 to 30, 75 single females aged 10 to 15, 73 single males aged 15 to 20, 66 married males aged 30 to 40, 65 single males aged 20 to 30, 55 married females aged 30 to 40, 51 single females aged 15 to 20, 50 married males aged 40 to 50, 47 married females aged 40 to 50, 47 married males aged 20 to 30, 36 females under age 1, 32 females aged 4 to 5, 31 males aged 3 to 4, 30 males aged 1 to 2, 29 females aged 2 to 3, 29 males aged 2 to 3, 29 males under age 1, 29 married males aged 50 to 60, 22 females age 3 to 4, 21 females aged 1 to 2, 21 married females aged 50 to 60, 20 males aged 4 to 5, 20 single females aged 20 to 30, 16 single males aged 30 to 40, 12 married males aged 60 to 70, 11 married females aged 15 to 20, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 males of unknown age, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 females of unknown age, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 682 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 264 persons originating in Scotland, 260 persons originating in England or Wales, 104 persons originating in Ireland, 31 persons originating in the United States, 7 persons originating in Switzerland, 3 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 2 persons originating in Russia, Prussia, or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 35,525 bushels of wheat, 26,792 bushels of oats, 22,831 pounds of homemade butter, 20,053 acres of land in farms, 17,189 bushels of turnips, 12,814 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,861 pounds of maple sugar, 8,817 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 7,239 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,078 bushels of peas, 6,835 bushels of potatoes, 6,112 acres of farmland under crops, 5,707 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,142 sheep, 1,758 acres of wheat, 1,555 tons of hay, 1,409 swine, 1,035 acres of farmland in pasture, 954 bushels of corn, 841 acres of oats, 730 barrels of pork, 666 bushels of barley, 497 bulls, oxen, or steers, 488 milk cows, 416 calves and heifers, 379 acres of peas, 343 bushels of rye, 298 horses, 231 bushels of buckwheat, 181 occupants of farms, 149 barrels of beef, 95 acres of potatoes, 92 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 90 acres of turnips, 71 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 62 bushels of carrots, 45 acres of corn, 38 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 38 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 33 acres of barley, 25 acres of buckwheat, 22 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 21 acres of rye, 16 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1,848 yards of flannel, 497 yards of fulled cloth, $250 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 3 employees in saw mills, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills powered by water, 1 saw mills reporting annual production, 1 saw mills returning capital. 20,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 12 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON027009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134001_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260872
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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 (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/blandford-on027009-1851/.