Blenheim, Ontario (1881 census)
Blenheim was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,937. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115260874. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.249°N, 80.557°W.
Population
In 1881, Blenheim had a population of 5,937: 3,051 male and 2,886 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Blenheim shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 5,937 total population, 3,051 males, 2,886 females, 2,011 married persons, 1,190 families, 1,006 married males, 1,005 married females, 224 widowed persons, 142 widowed females, 82 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,702 single persons under 18, 1,963 single males under 18, 1,739 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,157 occupied houses, 1,155 inhabited houses, 34 uninhabited houses, 14 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 625,946 bushels of turnips, 185,238 bushels of oats, 141,628 bushels of winter wheat, 98,359 bushels of barley, 74,682 bushels of potatoes, 45,665 bushels of corn, 42,104 bushels of other root crops, 34,084 bushels of peas and beans, 8,811 acres of wheat, 8,736 tons of hay, 6,675 acres of hay crops, 3,434 bushels of rye, 2,295 bushels of buckwheat, 1,070 bushels of spring wheat, 564 acres of potatoes, 220 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
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 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Augustus Stephen Vogt | 1861–1926 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 5,937 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:
ON166007— 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 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). "Blenheim, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/blenheim-on166007-1881/.