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 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 density was 1208.3 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).
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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 258 |
| Number of families | 258 |
| Number of females | 616 |
| Number of males | 596 |
| Number of married females | 236 |
| Number of married males | 234 |
| Number of married persons | 470 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| POP TOT | 1,212 |
| Total population | 1,212 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 350 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 346 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 696 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 258 |
| Number of occupied houses | 258 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 59 |
| Acres of potatoes | 18 |
| Acres of wheat | 148 |
| BAR BU | 320 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 320 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,050 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,450 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 256 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,120 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 320 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,710 |
| BWT BU | 25 |
| CRN BU | 2,050 |
| HAY AC | 59 |
| HAY TONS | 78 |
| OAT BU | 1,450 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 70 |
| POT AC | 18 |
| POT BU | 2,120 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 78 |
| WHT AC | 148 |
| WHT SP BU | 320 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,710 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 350 |
| C UNMD M | 346 |
| C UNMD TOT | 696 |
| D OCC | 258 |
| FEMALE | 616 |
| GRA BU | 23 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 258 |
| H UNINH | 9 |
| MALE | 596 |
| MD F | 236 |
| MD M | 234 |
| MD TOT | 470 |
| NUMBER CD | 180 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 256 |
| TUR BU | 6 |
| WID F | 30 |
| WID M | 16 |
| WID TOT | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON180005— 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 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/.