Blandford, Quebec (1861 census)
Blandford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 310. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.308°N, 71.992°W.
Population
In 1861, Blandford had a population of 310: 171 male and 139 female residents.
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 Blandford, 1851 (38.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Louis, 1871 (61.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Blandford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 116 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 310 total population, 171 males, Male members of the family who are present: 160, 139 females, Female members of the family who are present: 127, 117 single males, 87 single females, 49 married males, 47 married females, 45 adult males unable to read or write, 38 adult females unable to read or write, 16 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 12, Males present who are not members of the family: 11, 11 females attending school, 6 female births, 5 male births, 5 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 31 males aged 5 to 10, 27 single males aged 10 to 15, 21 single males aged 15 to 20, 19 females aged 5 to 10, 19 single females aged 10 to 15, 15 married females aged 20 to 30, 12 married males aged 30 to 40, 12 married males aged 40 to 50, 12 single females aged 15 to 20, 11 married females aged 30 to 40, 10 males aged 3 to 4, 9 married females aged 40 to 50, 9 married males aged 20 to 30, 8 females aged 1 to 2, 8 females aged 2 to 3, 8 married females aged 50 to 60, 8 married males aged 50 to 60, 8 single males aged 20 to 30, 6 females age 3 to 4, 4 males aged 1 to 2, 4 males aged 2 to 3, 4 males aged 4 to 5, 4 married males aged 60 to 70, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 females aged 4 to 5, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 single females aged 20 to 30, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 females of unknown age, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 married females aged 10 to 15 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 309 French Canadians, 1 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $32,323 value farms (dollars), 5,201 bushels of oats, $4,164 value all livestock, 3,936 acres of land in farms, 3,758 bushels of potatoes, 3,454 pounds of homemade butter, 3,039 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $2,650 value horses aged over 3 years, $1,375 value farm implements in dollars, 897 acres of farmland under cultivation, 854 bushels of spring wheat, 753 bushels of buckwheat, 677 tons of hay, 660 pounds of flax or hemp, 549 pounds of wool produced on farms, 521 acres of farmland under crops, 500 pounds of maple sugar, 439 bushels of barley, 408 bushels of peas, 364 acres of farmland in pasture, 235 acres of oats, 219 sheep, 204 bushels of turnips, $126 value garden and orchard crops, 123 calves and heifers, 104 bulls, oxen, or steers, 104 swine, 86 milk cows, 67 acres of buckwheat, 64 bushels of rye, 58 acres of spring wheat, 46 occupants of farms, 44 horses aged over 3 years, 41 acres of peas, 39 acres of potatoes, 32 acres of barley, 22 barrels of pork, 22 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 12 acres of farmland in gardens, 12 horses aged 3 years and under, 10 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 9 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 5 acres of rye, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of turnips, 1 barrels of beef, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 773 yards of linen, $677 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 316 yards of fulled cloth, 299 yards of flannel, 37 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, 4 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC003004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC003004— 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). "Blandford, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/blandford-qc003004-1861/.