Blithfield, Ontario (1851 census)
Blithfield was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 200. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.324°N, 76.663°W.
Population
In 1851, Blithfield had a population of 200: 135 male and 65 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 200 |
| 1861 | 178 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Blithfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 105 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 200 total population, 135 males, 118 single males, Male members of the family who are present: 90, 65 females, Female members of the family who are present: 63, 46 single females, Males present who are not members of the family: 45, 20 families, 16 married females, 16 married males, 3 male births, 3 widowed females, Females present who are not members of the family: 2, 2 female births, 2 females attending school, 2 males attending school, Female members of the family who are absent: 1, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 40 single males aged 20 to 30, 22 single males aged 15 to 20, 13 males aged 5 to 10, 12 females aged 5 to 10, 9 single females aged 10 to 15, 9 single males aged 30 to 40, 8 married females aged 30 to 40, 8 single females aged 15 to 20, 8 single males aged 10 to 15, 7 females aged 1 to 2, 7 males aged 4 to 5, 7 married males aged 30 to 40, 6 married females aged 20 to 30, 5 married males aged 20 to 30, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 males aged 1 to 2, 4 males under age 1, 3 males aged 2 to 3, 3 married males aged 40 to 50, 2 females age 3 to 4, 2 females aged 4 to 5, 2 females under age 1, 2 males aged 3 to 4, 2 single females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 females aged 2 to 3, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married females aged 40 to 50, 1 married males aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 115 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 30 French Canadians, 27 persons originating in Ireland, 23 persons originating in Scotland, 3 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 2,322 pounds of homemade butter, 1,970 bushels of potatoes, 1,210 acres of land in farms, 943 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 440 bushels of oats, 300 pounds of maple sugar, 267 acres of farmland under cultivation, 205 bushels of wheat, 205 pounds of wool produced on farms, 187 acres of farmland in pasture, 80 acres of farmland under crops, 69 sheep, 45 tons of hay, 44 swine, 40 bushels of corn, 39 calves and heifers, 30 barrels of pork, 30 milk cows, 22 horses, 20 bulls, oxen, or steers, 18 acres of oats, 16 acres of wheat, 15 acres of potatoes, 15 bushels of peas, 14 occupants of farms, 9 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 5 barrels of beef, 3 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 2 acres of corn, 2 acres of peas, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes $250 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 242 yards of flannel, $200 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $70 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 6 employees in saw mills, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 saw mills returning capital. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON033003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON096006— 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 1851 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). "Blithfield, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/blithfield-on033003-1851/.