Blenheim, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)
Blenheim, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 962. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2906399. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.333°N, 81.991°W.
Population
In 1911, Blenheim, Town—Ville had a population of 962: 666 male and 721 female residents. Population density was 1825.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,212 |
| 1891 | 1,708 |
| 1901 | 1,653 |
| 1911 | 962 |
| 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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,825 population per square mile, 962 total population, 721 females in the population, 666 males in the population, 488 area in acres, 383 families, 344 single (never-married) males, 336 single (never-married) females, 308 married females, 303 married males, 76 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 1 females with marital status not given, 0.76 area in square miles. 1,653 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 351 persons of French origin, 290 persons of British origin (English), 148 persons of British origin (Irish), 125 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 46 persons of German origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 418 Roman Catholics, 197 Methodists, 171 Anglicans (Church of England), 146 Presbyterians, 15 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 13 Baptists, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 382 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON085008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121013— 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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/blenheim-town-ville-on085008-1911/.