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 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 density was 51.8 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Blenheim shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,190 |
| Number of families | 1,190 |
| Number of females | 2,886 |
| Number of males | 3,051 |
| Number of married females | 1,005 |
| Number of married males | 1,006 |
| Number of married persons | 2,011 |
| Number of widowed females | 142 |
| Number of widowed males | 82 |
| Number of widowed persons | 224 |
| POP TOT | 5,937 |
| Total population | 5,937 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,739 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,963 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,702 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 14 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,155 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,157 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 34 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 6,675 |
| Acres of potatoes | 564 |
| Acres of wheat | 8,811 |
| BAR BU | 98,359 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 98,359 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,295 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 220 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 45,665 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 185,238 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 42,104 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 34,084 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 74,682 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3,434 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,070 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 625,946 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 141,628 |
| BWT BU | 2,295 |
| CRN BU | 45,665 |
| HAY AC | 6,675 |
| HAY TONS | 8,736 |
| OAT BU | 185,238 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 34,084 |
| POT AC | 564 |
| POT BU | 74,682 |
| RYE BU | 3,434 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,736 |
| WHT AC | 8,811 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,070 |
| WHT WTR BU | 141,628 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,739 |
| C UNMD M | 1,963 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,702 |
| D OCC | 1,157 |
| FEMALE | 2,886 |
| GRA BU | 220 |
| H CON | 14 |
| H INHAB | 1,155 |
| H UNINH | 34 |
| MALE | 3,051 |
| MD F | 1,005 |
| MD M | 1,006 |
| MD TOT | 2,011 |
| NUMBER CD | 166 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 42,104 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| TUR BU | 625,946 |
| WID F | 142 |
| WID M | 82 |
| WID TOT | 224 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON166007— 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 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/.