Blanshard, Ontario (1871 census)
Blanshard was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,905. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.274°N, 81.234°W.
Population
In 1871, Blanshard had a population of 3,905: 2,042 male and 1,863 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,905 |
| 1881 | 3,244 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Blanshard shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 3,905 total population, 2,042 males, 1,863 females, 1,157 married persons, 652 families, 581 married males, 576 married females, 94 widowed persons, 62 widowed females, 32 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 2,654 single persons under 18, 1,429 single males under 18, 1,225 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 646 inhabited houses, 646 occupied houses, 31 uninhabited houses, 13 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 47,871 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON029001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON171001— 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 1871 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). "Blanshard, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/blanshard-on029001-1871/.