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 density was 924.1 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Blyth, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 182 |
| Number of families | 182 |
| Number of females | 484 |
| Number of males | 443 |
| Number of married females | 153 |
| Number of married males | 155 |
| Number of married persons | 308 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| POP F | 484 |
| POP M | 443 |
| POP TOT | 927 |
| Total population | 927 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 299 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 271 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 570 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 927 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 170 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 37 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 133 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 123 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 46 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 117 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 170 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 20 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 118 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 495 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 256 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 640 |
| Acres of hay crops | 146 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,253 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,509 |
| Acres of oats | 141 |
| Acres of potatoes | 38 |
| Acres of turnips | 21 |
| Acres of wheat | 95 |
| BAR AC | 20 |
| BAR BU | 460 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 460 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 227 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,543 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,247 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,498 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 690 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,807 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,326 |
| CRN BU | 227 |
| HAY AC | 146 |
| HAY TONS | 206 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 192 |
| Number of chickens | 964 |
| Number of ducks | 16 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 119 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 49 |
| Number of geese | 44 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 28 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 112 |
| Number of milk cows | 81 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 169 |
| Number of other cattle | 106 |
| Number of other fowl | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 158 |
| Number of sheep | 35 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 84 |
| Number of swine | 143 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 159 |
| Number of turkeys | 6 |
| OAT AC | 141 |
| OAT BU | 4,543 |
| PEA BU | 1,247 |
| POT AC | 38 |
| POT BU | 4,498 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,525 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 206 |
| WHT AC | 95 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,326 |
| WHT SP BU | 690 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 3 |
| BEN BU | 32 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,525 |
| CATTLE KS | 192 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 299 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 271 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 570 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 100 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 28 |
| DUCKS | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 182 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 50 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 44 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 964 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 112 |
| HOUSES | 170 |
| HOUSES B | 37 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 123 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 117 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 46 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 133 |
| INF 11 A | 158 |
| MD FEM | 153 |
| MD MALE | 155 |
| MD TOT | 308 |
| MILK COWS | 81 |
| NAME CD | Huron, East—Est |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 49 |
| OC P | 119 |
| OC TOT | 169 |
| OTHER FOWL | 9 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 106 |
| OTHERS | 927 |
| SHEEP | 35 |
| SHEEP KS | 84 |
| SUP AM | 1,253 |
| SUP FOR | 256 |
| SUP JV | 118 |
| SUP PAT | 495 |
| SUP SC | 640 |
| SUP TOT | 1,509 |
| SWINE | 143 |
| SWINE KS | 159 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 170 |
| TUR AC | 21 |
| TUR BU | 9,807 |
| TURKEY | 6 |
| WID FEM | 32 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 49 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON076001— 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 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/.