Windsor, Nova Scotia (1871 census)
Windsor was a township in Nova Scotia (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,715. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.963°N, 64.107°W.
Population
In 1871, Windsor had a population of 2,715: 1,290 male and 1,425 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 NO DATA, 1861 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Windsor shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 492 |
| Number of females | 1,425 |
| Number of males | 1,290 |
| Number of married females | 421 |
| Number of married males | 424 |
| Number of married persons | 845 |
| Number of widowed females | 88 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| Number of widowed persons | 123 |
| Total population | 2,715 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 916 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 831 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,747 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 425 |
| Number of occupied houses | 425 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,814 |
| BWT BU | 113 |
| CRN BU | 34 |
| HAY AC | 1,635 |
| HAY TONS | 2,333 |
| OAT BU | 8,754 |
| PEA BU | 74 |
| POT AC | 203 |
| POT BU | 25,036 |
| Total area (acres) | 6,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 99 |
| WHT WTR BU | 123 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 247 |
| AREA | 6,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 58 |
| CD | 188 |
| CSD | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 492 |
| FEMALE | 1,425 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 425 |
| INHABITED | 425 |
| MALE | 1,290 |
| MARRIED F | 421 |
| MARRIED M | 424 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 845 |
| POPULATION | 2,715 |
| ROOT BU | 3,118 |
| SINGLE F | 916 |
| SINGLE M | 831 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,747 |
| TUR BU | 5,747 |
| UNINHABITED | 16 |
| WIDOWED F | 88 |
| WIDOWED M | 35 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 123 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS188012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS188012— 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 1871 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). "Windsor, Nova Scotia (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/windsor-ns188012-1871/.