Blandford, Quebec (1861 census)
Blandford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 198. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.325°N, 72.129°W.
Population
In 1861, Blandford had a population of 198: 100 male and 98 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 (13.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Gentilly, Blandford, 1871 (32.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Blandford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 101 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 198 total population, Male members of the family who are present: 100, 100 males, Female members of the family who are present: 98, 98 females, 70 single males, 65 single females, 31 married females, 30 married males, 23 adult males unable to read or write, 13 adult females unable to read or write, 12 males attending school, 8 females attending school, 7 male births, 4 female births, 2 widowed females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 17 females aged 5 to 10, 15 single males aged 10 to 15, 13 males aged 5 to 10, 12 single males aged 15 to 20, 11 single females aged 15 to 20, 10 single males aged 20 to 30, 9 married females aged 20 to 30, 9 married females aged 40 to 50, 9 married males aged 40 to 50, 9 single females aged 10 to 15, 8 married females aged 30 to 40, 7 females aged 4 to 5, 7 married males aged 20 to 30, 6 married males aged 30 to 40, 5 females age 3 to 4, 5 females aged 2 to 3, 5 married males aged 50 to 60, 5 single females aged 20 to 30, 4 males aged 2 to 3, 4 males aged 3 to 4, 4 males aged 4 to 5, 3 married females aged 60 to 70, 2 females aged 1 to 2, 2 males aged 1 to 2, 2 married females aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 198 French Canadians. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $33,600 value farms (dollars), $4,858 value all livestock, 4,085 bushels of oats, 3,165 bushels of potatoes, 3,116 acres of land in farms, 2,765 pounds of homemade butter, 2,323 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $2,060 value horses aged over 3 years, $1,600 value farm implements in dollars, 1,125 pounds of maple sugar, 793 acres of farmland under cultivation, 667 bushels of spring wheat, 636 pounds of flax or hemp, 492 acres of farmland under crops, 485 pounds of wool produced on farms, 301 acres of farmland in pasture, 213 acres of oats, 195 bushels of peas, 138 sheep, 104 swine, 97 bushels of buckwheat, 85 tons of hay, 78 calves and heifers, 64 acres of potatoes, 63 acres of spring wheat, 58 milk cows, 49 bushels of barley, 38 barrels of pork, 31 horses aged over 3 years, 29 occupants of farms, 23 acres of peas, 20 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 19 bulls, oxen, or steers, 10 acres of buckwheat, 9 bushels of rye, 7 horses aged 3 years and under, 5 acres of barley, 5 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 4 bushels of corn, 2 acres of rye, 2 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of corn, 1 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $1,306 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 332 yards of flannel, 256 yards of fulled cloth, 52 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: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1, 1 total number of deaths. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC038002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038002— 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-qc038002-1861/.