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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260872. 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 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 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,089 total population, 1,089 males, 1,000 females, 634 married persons, 394 families, 318 married females, 316 married males, 77 widowed persons, 45 widowed females, 32 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,378 single persons under 18, 741 single males under 18, 637 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 387 occupied houses, 385 inhabited houses, 8 uninhabited houses, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 221,355 bushels of turnips, 91,433 bushels of oats, 39,824 bushels of winter wheat, 27,104 bushels of potatoes, 25,458 bushels of other root crops, 23,963 bushels of barley, 11,579 bushels of corn, 10,844 bushels of peas and beans, 3,983 tons of hay, 3,087 acres of hay crops, 2,877 acres of wheat, 2,747 bushels of spring wheat, 2,263 bushels of rye, 747 bushels of buckwheat, 247 acres of potatoes, 116 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,089 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON166006— 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 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/.