Blenheim, Ontario (1911 census)
Blenheim was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,188. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260874. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.249°N, 80.557°W.
Population
In 1911, Blenheim had a population of 4,188: 2,117 male and 2,071 female residents. Population density was 38.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Blenheim shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 68,973 area in acres, 4,188 total population, 2,117 males in the population, 2,071 females in the population, 1,218 single (never-married) males, 1,118 single (never-married) females, 1,017 families, 823 married males, 808 married females, 114 widowed females, 107.77 area in square miles, 57 widowed males, 38.86 population per square mile, 19 males with marital status not given, 17 females with marital status not given, 13 divorced females, 1 legally separated females. 4,679 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,709 persons of British origin (English), 1,285 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 812 persons of German origin, 306 persons of British origin (Irish), 18 persons of Dutch origin, 9 persons of Scandinavian origin, 8 persons of British origin (other), 8 persons of French origin, 8 persons of Russian origin, 4 persons of Swiss origin. 3 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,384 Presbyterians, 1,341 Methodists, 455 Baptists, 340 Anglicans (Church of England), 237 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 176 Mennonites, 104 Lutherans, 51 Congregationalists, 43 Roman Catholics, 18 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 17 Brethren, 4 Friends (Quakers), 3 Jews, 3 Salvation Army adherents, 2 Adventists, 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 1,006 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON106002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134002_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115260874
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/blenheim-on106002-1911/.