Blithfield, Ontario (1861 census)
Blithfield was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 178. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.324°N, 76.663°W.
Population
In 1861, Blithfield had a population of 178.
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).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Bagot & Blithefield, 1871 (67.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Blithfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 178 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 140 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 15 persons originating in Ireland, 14 French Canadians, 7 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes 3,340 bushels of potatoes, $2,980 value farms (dollars), $2,501 value all livestock, 2,320 acres of land in farms, 1,631 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,555 pounds of homemade butter, 1,075 pounds of maple sugar, 883 bushels of oats, $788 value horses aged over 3 years, 689 acres of farmland under cultivation, 472 bushels of spring wheat, 453 acres of farmland under crops, 339 bushels of winter wheat, 235 acres of farmland in pasture, 206 pounds of wool produced on farms, $160 value farm implements in dollars, 110 bushels of corn, 87 bushels of peas, 77 sheep, 70 bushels of turnips, 52 swine, 50 tons of hay, 44 acres of spring wheat, 36 acres of oats, 33 calves and heifers, 32 barrels of pork, 26 milk cows, 22 acres of potatoes, 21 acres of winter wheat, 19 occupants of farms, 15 barrels of beef, 14 bulls, oxen, or steers, 13 horses aged over 3 years, 13 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, $12 value garden and orchard crops, 8 horses aged 3 years and under, 7 acres of peas, 4 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 2 acres of corn, 2 pounds of hops, 1 acres of farmland in gardens, 1 acres of turnips, 1 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 245 yards of flannel, 17 yards of fulled cloth, $12 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON096006— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/blithfield-on096006-1861/.