Blyth, Village, Ontario (1901 census)
Blyth, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 871. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4930846. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.735°N, 81.417°W.
Population
In 1901, Blyth, Village had a population of 871: 391 male and 480 female residents. Population density was 868.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 914 |
| 1891 | 927 |
| 1901 | 871 |
| 1911 | 704 |
| 1921 | 656 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Blyth, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 210 |
| Number of females | 480 |
| Number of males | 391 |
| Number of married females | 162 |
| Number of married males | 165 |
| Number of single females | 283 |
| Number of single males | 215 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| POP F | 480 |
| POP M | 391 |
| POP TOT | 871 |
| Total population | 871 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 204 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 429 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 429 |
| FAMILIES | 210 |
| HOUSES | 204 |
| MARRIED F | 162 |
| MARRIED M | 165 |
| SINGLE F | 283 |
| SINGLE M | 215 |
| WIDOWED F | 35 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON073001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4930846
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blyth,_Ontario
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "Blyth, Village, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/blyth-village-on073001-1901/.