Blenheim, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)
Blenheim, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,565. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.333°N, 81.991°W.
Population
In 1921, Blenheim, Town—Ville had a population of 1,565: 750 male and 815 female residents. Population density was 1560.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,212 |
| 1891 | 1,708 |
| 1901 | 1,653 |
| 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Blenheim, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 815 |
| POP M | 750 |
| POP TOT | 1,565 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 353 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 5 |
| BAPTISTS | 145 |
| BRIT BORN F | 88 |
| BRIT BORN M | 99 |
| BRIT ENG | 937 |
| BRIT IRISH | 251 |
| BRIT OTHER | 5 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 228 |
| CAN BORN F | 690 |
| CAN BORN M | 612 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 7 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 1 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 2 |
| EUR DUTCH | 18 |
| EUR FRENCH | 14 |
| EUR GERMAN | 60 |
| EUR HEBREW | 1 |
| EUR OTHER | 3 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 21 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 37 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 39 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 579 |
| MORMONS | 31 |
| OTHER SECTS | 39 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 374 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 28 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON121013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121013— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/blenheim-town-ville-on121013-1921/.