Blandford, Quebec (1851 census)
Blandford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 392. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.284°N, 72.119°W.
Population
In 1851, Blandford had a population of 392: 220 male and 172 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Blandford, 1861 (13.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Blandford, 1861 (38.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Maddington, 1861 (5.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Blandford shared boundaries with:
- Aston, Township
- Bulstrode, Township
- Bécancour
- Gentilly
- Somerset, augmentation
- St. Célestin
- St. Jean Deschaillons
- St. Pierre
- Stanfold, Township
- Ste. Gertrude
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 392 total population, 220 males, Male members of the family who are present: 186, 172 females, Female members of the family who are present: 156, 144 single males, 107 single females, 69 married males, 66 families, 61 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 34, 21 males attending school, 20 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 16, 10 female births, 8 male births, 7 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 2. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 30 males aged 5 to 10, 28 females aged 5 to 10, 25 married females aged 20 to 30, 25 single males aged 10 to 15, 22 single females aged 10 to 15, 21 married males aged 30 to 40, 16 males aged 1 to 2, 16 married males aged 20 to 30, 16 single males aged 15 to 20, 15 married females aged 30 to 40, 15 married males aged 40 to 50, 14 single females aged 15 to 20, 12 males aged 2 to 3, 10 females under age 1, 10 males aged 4 to 5, 10 married females aged 40 to 50, 10 single males aged 20 to 30, 8 males of unknown age, 8 males under age 1, 7 females aged 1 to 2, 7 females aged 2 to 3, 7 females aged 4 to 5, 7 males aged 3 to 4, 7 single females aged 20 to 30, 6 married males aged 60 to 70, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 females age 3 to 4, 4 married males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 50 to 60, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 384 French Canadians, 2 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in Ireland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 26,400 tons of hay, 4,505 acres of land in farms, 3,725 bushels of oats, 3,462 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,580 pounds of homemade butter, 2,119 bushels of potatoes, 1,442 bushels of wheat, 1,242 pounds of maple sugar, 1,043 acres of farmland under cultivation, 774 pounds of wool produced on farms, 609 bushels of peas, 598 pounds of flax or hemp, 579 acres of farmland under crops, 511 bushels of turnips, 460 acres of farmland in pasture, 375 bushels of buckwheat, 355 sheep, 194 acres of oats, 167 acres of wheat, 130 milk cows, 123 swine, 122 bushels of corn, 119 pounds of tobacco, 102 bushels of barley, 81 acres of peas, 64 calves and heifers, 64 horses, 57 acres of buckwheat, 56 occupants of farms, 50 acres of potatoes, 43 bulls, oxen, or steers, 37 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 29 bushels of rye, 26 barrels of pork, 11 acres of barley, 8 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 6 acres of corn, 5 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 4 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 4 acres of rye, 3 acres of turnips, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 barrels of beef, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 621 yards of linen, 518 yards of fulled cloth, 287 yards of flannel, gallons of beer produced in breweries, breweries, breweries not reporting, breweries reporting, breweries returning capital, carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills not reporting, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in breweries, employees in carding and fulling mills, employees in distilleries, employees in grist mills, employees in saw mills, grist mills, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills powered by water, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills returning capital, saw mill plants, saw mills, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills powered by water, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mills returning capital, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $ value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. $ value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 2 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Aimé Désilets | 1826–1860 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC066002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC066002— 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 1851 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 (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/blandford-qc066002-1851/.