Blenheim, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Blenheim, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,212. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2906399. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.333°N, 81.991°W.
Population
In 1881, Blenheim, Town—Ville had a population of 1,212: 596 male and 616 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,212 |
| 1891 | 1,708 |
| 1901 | 1,653 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Harwich, 1871 (0.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Blenheim, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,212 total population, 616 females, 596 males, 470 married persons, 258 families, 236 married females, 234 married males, 46 widowed persons, 30 widowed females, 16 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 696 single persons under 18, 350 single females under 18, 346 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 258 inhabited houses, 258 occupied houses, 9 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 2,710 bushels of winter wheat, 2,120 bushels of potatoes, 2,050 bushels of corn, 1,450 bushels of oats, 320 bushels of barley, 320 bushels of spring wheat, 256 bushels of other root crops, 148 acres of wheat, 78 tons of hay, 70 bushels of peas and beans, 59 acres of hay crops, 25 bushels of buckwheat, 23 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 18 acres of potatoes, 6 bushels of turnips. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,212 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:
ON180005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON076001_1881— 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 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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/blenheim-town-ville-on180005-1881/.