Blandford, Ontario (1881 census)
Blandford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,089. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.220°N, 80.683°W.
Population
In 1881, Blandford had a population of 2,089: 1,089 male and 1,000 female residents. Population density was 41.3 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Blandford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 394 |
| Number of families | 394 |
| Number of females | 1,000 |
| Number of males | 1,089 |
| Number of married females | 318 |
| Number of married males | 316 |
| Number of married persons | 634 |
| Number of widowed females | 45 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 77 |
| POP TOT | 2,089 |
| Total population | 2,089 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 637 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 741 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,378 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 385 |
| Number of occupied houses | 387 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,087 |
| Acres of potatoes | 247 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,877 |
| BAR BU | 23,963 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 23,963 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 747 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 116 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 11,579 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 91,433 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 25,458 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 10,844 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,104 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,263 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,747 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 221,355 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 39,824 |
| BWT BU | 747 |
| CRN BU | 11,579 |
| HAY AC | 3,087 |
| HAY TONS | 3,983 |
| OAT BU | 91,433 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 10,844 |
| POT AC | 247 |
| POT BU | 27,104 |
| RYE BU | 2,263 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,983 |
| WHT AC | 2,877 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,747 |
| WHT WTR BU | 39,824 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 637 |
| C UNMD M | 741 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,378 |
| D OCC | 387 |
| FEMALE | 1,000 |
| GRA BU | 116 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 385 |
| H UNINH | 8 |
| MALE | 1,089 |
| MD F | 318 |
| MD M | 316 |
| MD TOT | 634 |
| NUMBER CD | 166 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 25,458 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| TUR BU | 221,355 |
| WID F | 45 |
| WID M | 32 |
| WID TOT | 77 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON166006— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/blandford-on166006-1881/.