Blyth, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Blyth, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 914. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4930846. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.735°N, 81.417°W.
Population
In 1881, Blyth, Village had a population of 914: 463 male and 451 female residents. Population density was 911.2 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).
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Morris, 1871 (1.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Blyth, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 176 |
| Number of families | 176 |
| Number of females | 451 |
| Number of males | 463 |
| Number of married females | 149 |
| Number of married males | 147 |
| Number of married persons | 296 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 37 |
| POP TOT | 914 |
| Total population | 914 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 279 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 302 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 581 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 176 |
| Number of occupied houses | 176 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 25 |
| Acres of potatoes | 25 |
| Acres of wheat | 34 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 880 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 300 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 144 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,820 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 282 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 406 |
| HAY AC | 25 |
| HAY TONS | 34 |
| OAT BU | 880 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 144 |
| POT AC | 25 |
| POT BU | 3,820 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 34 |
| WHT AC | 34 |
| WHT SP BU | 282 |
| WHT WTR BU | 406 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 279 |
| C UNMD M | 302 |
| C UNMD TOT | 581 |
| D OCC | 176 |
| FEMALE | 451 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 176 |
| H UNINH | 10 |
| MALE | 463 |
| MD F | 149 |
| MD M | 147 |
| MD TOT | 296 |
| NUMBER CD | 175 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 300 |
| TUR BU | 1 |
| WID F | 23 |
| WID M | 14 |
| WID TOT | 37 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON175009— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/blyth-village-on175009-1881/.