Blanshard, Ontario (1881 census)
Blanshard was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,244. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.274°N, 81.234°W.
Population
In 1881, Blanshard had a population of 3,244: 1,675 male and 1,569 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Blanshard shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,244 total population, 1,675 males, 1,569 females, 969 married persons, 593 families, 486 married males, 483 married females, 104 widowed persons, 68 widowed females, 36 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,171 single persons under 18, 1,153 single males under 18, 1,018 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 593 inhabited houses, 593 occupied houses, 29 uninhabited houses, 8 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 389,710 bushels of turnips, 181,852 bushels of winter wheat, 144,024 bushels of oats, 76,507 bushels of barley, 41,258 bushels of other root crops, 37,652 bushels of potatoes, 16,177 bushels of spring wheat, 9,968 acres of wheat, 9,121 bushels of corn, 6,655 tons of hay, 6,571 bushels of peas and beans, 4,683 acres of hay crops, 463 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 397 acres of potatoes, 220 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,244 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:
ON171001— 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 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). "Blanshard, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/blanshard-on171001-1881/.