Blyth, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Blyth, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 927. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4930846. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.735°N, 81.417°W.
Population
In 1891, Blyth, Village had a population of 927: 443 male and 484 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 914 |
| 1891 | 927 |
| 1901 | 871 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Blyth, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 927 total population, 484 females, 443 males, 308 married persons, 182 families, 155 married males, 153 married females, 49 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 570 single persons under 18, 299 single females under 18, 271 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 927 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 170 houses, 170 occupied houses, 133 houses built of wood, 123 houses of 1 story, 117 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 46 houses of 2 stories, 37 houses built of brick, 19 houses of 5 rooms, 12 houses of 4 rooms, 10 uninhabited houses, 9 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 9,807 bushels of turnips, 4,543 bushels of oats, 4,525 pounds of homemade butter, 4,498 bushels of potatoes, 1,509 acres of land in farms, 1,326 bushels of winter wheat, 1,253 acres of improved land in farms, 1,247 bushels of peas, 964 chickens, 690 bushels of spring wheat, 640 acres of farmland under crops, 495 acres of farmland in pasture, 460 bushels of barley, 256 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 227 bushels of corn, 206 tons of hay, 192 cattle killed or sold, 169 occupants of farms, 159 swine slaughtered or sold, 158 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 146 acres of hay crops, 143 swine, 141 acres of oats, 119 farm occupants who own their land, 118 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 112 horses aged over 3 years, 106 other cattle, 100 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 95 acres of wheat, 84 sheep slaughtered or sold, 81 milk cows, 50 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 49 farm occupants who rent their land, 44 geese, 38 acres of potatoes, 35 sheep, 32 bushels of beans, 28 horses aged 3 years and under, 21 acres of turnips, 20 acres of barley, 16 ducks, 9 other fowl, 6 turkeys, 3 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON076001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON073001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4930846
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blyth,_Ontario
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/blyth-village-on076001-1891/.