Blenheim, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)
Blenheim, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,387. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2906399. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.393°N, 82.189°W.
Population
In 1911, Blenheim, T-V had a population of 1,387: 5,111 male and 5,659 female residents. Population density was 4174.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,387 |
| 1921 | 1,565 |
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, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 5,659 females in the population, 5,111 males in the population, 4,174.42 population per square mile, 2,972 single (never-married) females, 2,661 single (never-married) males, 2,628 families, 2,252 married males, 2,218 married females, 1,650 area in acres, 1,387 total population, 440 widowed females, 158 widowed males, 37 males with marital status not given, 21 females with marital status not given, 7 legally separated females, 3 legally separated males, 2.58 area in square miles, 1 divorced females. 9,068 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 676 persons of British origin (English), 280 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 266 persons of British origin (Irish), 78 persons of German origin, 21 persons of French origin, 20 persons of British origin (other), 10 persons of Scandinavian origin, 8 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of Chinese origin. 1 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 505 Methodists, 309 Anglicans (Church of England), 272 Presbyterians, 224 Baptists, 34 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 25 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 22 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 11 Roman Catholics, 4 Salvation Army adherents, 3 Lutherans, 2 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 2,548 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON085007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121013_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2906399
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blenheim,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blenheim_(Ontario)
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, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/blenheim-t-v-on085007-1911/.