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 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 29.5 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,694 |
| POP F | 698 |
| POP M | 827 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 36.45 |
| POP TOT | 1,525 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 337 |
| AREA ACRES | 26,780 |
| AREA SQ MI | 41.84 |
| BAPTISTS | 61 |
| BRETHREN | 5 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 720 |
| BRIT IRISH | 161 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 396 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 8 |
| DUTCH | 20 |
| DWELLINGS | 337 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 287 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 14 |
| F SINGLE | 365 |
| F WIDOWED | 31 |
| FAMILIES | 338 |
| FRENCH | 8 |
| FRIENDS | 2 |
| GERMAN | 219 |
| LUTHERANS | 57 |
| M MARRIED | 313 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 485 |
| M WIDOWED | 28 |
| MENNONITES | 22 |
| METHODISTS | 449 |
| MORMONS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 553 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 18 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON106001— 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 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/.