Blandford, Ontario (1911 census)
Blandford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,525. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260872. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.218°N, 80.685°W.
Population
In 1911, Blandford had a population of 1,525: 827 male and 698 female residents. Population density was 36.5 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Blandford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 26,780 area in acres, 1,525 total population, 827 males in the population, 698 females in the population, 485 single (never-married) males, 365 single (never-married) females, 338 families, 313 married males, 287 married females, 41.84 area in square miles, 36.45 population per square mile, 31 widowed females, 28 widowed males, 14 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated females, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,694 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 720 persons of British origin (English), 396 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 219 persons of German origin, 161 persons of British origin (Irish), 20 persons of Dutch origin, 8 persons of French origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 553 Presbyterians, 449 Methodists, 337 Anglicans (Church of England), 61 Baptists, 57 Lutherans, 22 Mennonites, 18 Roman Catholics, 9 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 8 Congregationalists, 5 Brethren, 2 Friends (Quakers), 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 337 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON106001— 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 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). "Blandford, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/blandford-on106001-1911/.