Blenheim, Ontario (1871 census)
Blenheim was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 6,398. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.249°N, 80.557°W.
Population
In 1871, Blenheim had a population of 6,398: 3,295 male and 3,103 female residents. Population density was 55.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,995 |
| 1861 | 6,968 |
| 1871 | 6,398 |
| 1881 | 5,937 |
| 1891 | 5,606 |
| 1901 | 4,679 |
| 1911 | 4,188 |
| 1921 | 4,029 |
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, Blenheim shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 1,160 |
| Number of females | 3,103 |
| Number of males | 3,295 |
| Number of married females | 1,023 |
| Number of married males | 1,013 |
| Number of married persons | 2,036 |
| Number of widowed females | 136 |
| Number of widowed males | 67 |
| Number of widowed persons | 203 |
| Total population | 6,398 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,944 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,215 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,159 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,158 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,160 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 40 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 63,387 |
| BWT BU | 1,937 |
| CRN BU | 8,100 |
| HAY AC | 7,036 |
| HAY TONS | 8,858 |
| OAT BU | 113,724 |
| PEA BU | 64,217 |
| POT AC | 562 |
| POT BU | 78,083 |
| RYE BU | 436 |
| Total area (acres) | 64,400 |
| WHT SP BU | 15,671 |
| WHT WTR BU | 76,268 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 7,650 |
| AREA | 64,400 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 267 |
| CD | 14 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 1,160 |
| FEMALE | 3,103 |
| GRA BU | 1,271 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 1,160 |
| INHABITED | 1,158 |
| MALE | 3,295 |
| MARRIED F | 1,023 |
| MARRIED M | 1,013 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 2,036 |
| POPULATION | 6,398 |
| ROOT BU | 32,200 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 1,944 |
| SINGLE M | 2,215 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 4,159 |
| TUR BU | 351,380 |
| UNINHABITED | 40 |
| WIDOWED F | 136 |
| WIDOWED M | 67 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 203 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON014007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134002— 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). "Blenheim, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/blenheim-on014007-1871/.