Winchester, Ontario (1851 census)
Winchester was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,565. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.120°N, 75.292°W.
Population
In 1851, Winchester had a population of 2,565: 1,401 male and 1,164 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,565 |
| 1861 | 4,091 |
| 1871 | 4,090 |
| 1881 | 4,796 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Winchester shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,565 total population, 1,401 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,259, 1,164 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,091, 982 single males, 780 single females, 473 families, 404 married males, 362 married females, 246 males attending school, 195 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 142, Females present who are not members of the family: 73, 56 female births, 45 male births, 22 widowed females, Male members of the family who are present: 15, 15 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 5, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 211 females aged 5 to 10, 207 males aged 5 to 10, 191 single males aged 10 to 15, 154 single males aged 15 to 20, 144 single females aged 10 to 15, 140 married females aged 20 to 30, 135 single males aged 20 to 30, 127 single females aged 15 to 20, 121 married males aged 30 to 40, 108 married females aged 30 to 40, 106 married males aged 20 to 30, 90 married males aged 40 to 50, 58 females aged 2 to 3, 58 males aged 1 to 2, 58 married females aged 40 to 50, 57 males aged 2 to 3, 57 single females aged 20 to 30, 55 married males aged 50 to 60, 54 females under age 1, 53 males aged 3 to 4, 51 females aged 1 to 2, 50 males aged 4 to 5, 49 males under age 1, 40 females aged 4 to 5, 38 females age 3 to 4, 33 married females aged 50 to 60, 20 single males aged 30 to 40, 18 married males aged 60 to 70, 12 married males aged 70 to 80, 11 married females aged 15 to 20, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,797 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 507 persons originating in Ireland, 125 persons originating in Scotland, 66 persons originating in the United States, 40 persons originating in England or Wales, 23 French Canadians, 3 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 48,402 pounds of homemade butter, 30,311 acres of land in farms, 24,107 bushels of wheat, 23,012 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 19,593 bushels of oats, 15,815 bushels of potatoes, 10,685 pounds of maple sugar, 7,299 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,908 bushels of peas, 6,404 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,976 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,597 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,447 bushels of corn, 3,320 acres of farmland under crops, 2,483 tons of hay, 2,203 sheep, 1,745 bushels of barley, 1,732 bushels of buckwheat, 1,482 acres of wheat, 1,390 bushels of turnips, 1,249 swine, 911 milk cows, 864 calves and heifers, 840 bushels of rye, 791 acres of oats, 771 barrels of pork, 568 horses, 436 bulls, oxen, or steers, 382 acres of peas, 313 occupants of farms, 302 acres of potatoes, 177 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 167 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 143 acres of corn, 142 barrels of beef, 86 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 78 acres of barley, 76 acres of buckwheat, 52 bushels of beans, 49 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 48 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 45 acres of rye, 40 pounds of flax or hemp, 28 pounds of hops, 25 bushels of carrots, 21 acres of turnips, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 3,816 yards of flannel, 2,087 yards of fulled cloth, $2,000 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $350 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $300 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), 250 tanneries returning capital, $100 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 41 yards of linen, 6 employees in saw mills, 2 employees in grist mills, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, 2 saw mills returning capital, 2 tanneries, 2 tanneries reporting, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 saw mills reporting annual production, 1 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent. 180,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. $700 value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 2 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 10 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON005004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON102006— 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). "Winchester, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/winchester-on005004-1851/.