Blenheim, Ontario (1891 census)
Blenheim was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 5,606. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260874. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.249°N, 80.557°W.
Population
In 1891, Blenheim had a population of 5,606: 2,833 male and 2,773 female residents.
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 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Blenheim shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 5,606 total population, 2,833 males, 2,773 females, 1,917 married persons, 1,140 families, 960 married females, 957 married males, 257 widowed persons, 157 widowed females, 100 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 3,432 single persons under 18, 1,776 single males under 18, 1,656 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 5,606 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 1,130 occupied houses, 1,124 houses, 692 houses built of wood, 652 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 626 houses of 2 stories, 496 houses of 1 story, 334 houses built of brick, 126 houses of 5 rooms, 122 houses of 4 rooms, 121 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 98 houses built of stone, 62 houses of 3 rooms, 26 uninhabited houses, 25 houses of 2 rooms, 13 houses of over 15 rooms, 6 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 4 houses under construction, 3 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 723,700 bushels of turnips, 198,292 pounds of homemade butter, 170,392 bushels of oats, 133,169 bushels of winter wheat, 124,462 bushels of barley, 70,291 acres of land in farms, 63,383 bushels of peas, 60,785 acres of improved land in farms, 48,317 acres of farmland under crops, 42,194 bushels of potatoes, 29,020 chickens, 15,677 bushels of corn, 14,166 tons of hay, 11,227 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 10,941 acres of farmland in pasture, 9,507 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,316 other cattle, 7,885 acres of hay crops, 7,410 swine, 7,325 acres of wheat, 6,675 acres of oats, 6,163 bushels of spring wheat, 6,153 cattle killed or sold, 5,363 swine slaughtered or sold, 5,339 sheep slaughtered or sold, 5,255 acres of barley, 4,273 sheep, 3,353 milk cows, 2,320 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,233 horses aged over 3 years, 2,105 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,727 bushels of rye, 1,723 acres of turnips, 1,527 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1,314 bushels of buckwheat, 1,095 occupants of farms, 862 farm occupants who own their land, 738 horses aged 3 years and under, 639 turkeys, 619 ducks, 582 geese, 489 acres of potatoes, 481 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 441 bushels of beans, 257 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 233 farm occupants who rent their land, 187 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 150, 128 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 106 other fowl, 42 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 42 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 26 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Augustus Stephen Vogt | 1861–1926 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON048002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON127003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260874
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/blenheim-on048002-1891/.