Blandford, Ontario (1891 census)
Blandford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,911. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.218°N, 80.685°W.
Population
In 1891, Blandford had a population of 1,911: 994 male and 917 female residents. Population density was 37.0 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Blandford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 173 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 361 |
| Number of families | 361 |
| Number of females | 917 |
| Number of males | 994 |
| Number of married females | 313 |
| Number of married males | 314 |
| Number of married persons | 627 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| POP F | 917 |
| POP M | 994 |
| POP TOT | 1,911 |
| Total population | 1,911 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 564 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 654 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,218 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,911 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 360 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 87 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 61 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 212 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 251 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 109 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 204 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 361 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 708 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 502 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,852 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,456 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 15,582 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,870 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 23,936 |
| Acres of land in farms | 28,392 |
| Acres of oats | 3,819 |
| Acres of potatoes | 197 |
| Acres of turnips | 812 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,140 |
| BAR AC | 708 |
| BAR BU | 16,449 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 16,449 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 66 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 717 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5,253 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 101,279 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 19,220 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,929 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,000 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,525 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 278,560 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 36,452 |
| BWT BU | 717 |
| CRN BU | 5,253 |
| HAY AC | 3,870 |
| HAY TONS | 6,599 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 786 |
| Number of chickens | 10,224 |
| Number of ducks | 189 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 235 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 53 |
| Number of geese | 200 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 405 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 865 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,149 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 289 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,713 |
| Number of other fowl | 34 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 65 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 118 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 42 |
| Number of sheep | 1,129 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 916 |
| Number of swine | 2,444 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,707 |
| Number of turkeys | 230 |
| OAT AC | 3,819 |
| OAT BU | 101,279 |
| PEA BU | 19,220 |
| POT AC | 197 |
| POT BU | 16,929 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,438 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,938 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 89,504 |
| RYE BU | 1,000 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,599 |
| WHT AC | 2,140 |
| WHT FALL BU | 36,452 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,525 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 65 |
| A 11 50 | 47 |
| A 201 PL | 17 |
| A 51 100 | 118 |
| BEN BU | 66 |
| BUTTER LB | 89,504 |
| CATTLE KS | 786 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 564 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 654 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,218 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,438 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 405 |
| DUCKS | 189 |
| FAMILIES | 361 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,938 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 200 |
| GRA BU | 63 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 10,224 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 865 |
| HOUSES | 360 |
| HOUSES B | 87 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 34 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 52 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 251 |
| HOUSES S | 61 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 204 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 109 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 22 |
| HOUSES W | 212 |
| INF 11 A | 42 |
| MD FEM | 313 |
| MD MALE | 314 |
| MD TOT | 627 |
| MILK COWS | 2,149 |
| NAME CD | Oxford, North—Nord |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 53 |
| OC P | 235 |
| OC TOT | 289 |
| OTHER FOWL | 34 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,713 |
| OTHERS | 1,911 |
| SHEEP | 1,129 |
| SHEEP KS | 916 |
| SUP AM | 23,936 |
| SUP FOR | 4,456 |
| SUP JV | 502 |
| SUP PAT | 7,852 |
| SUP SC | 15,582 |
| SUP TOT | 28,392 |
| SWINE | 2,444 |
| SWINE KS | 2,707 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 361 |
| TUR AC | 812 |
| TUR BU | 278,560 |
| TURKEY | 230 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 40 |
| WID MALE | 26 |
| WID TOT | 66 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON105001— 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 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). "Blandford, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/blandford-on105001-1891/.