Winchester, Ontario (1891 census)
Winchester was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,621. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.120°N, 75.292°W.
Population
In 1891, Winchester had a population of 3,621: 1,849 male and 1,772 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 3,621 |
| 1901 | 3,585 |
| 1911 | 3,384 |
| 1921 | 3,404 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Winchester shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,621 total population, 1,849 males, 1,772 females, 1,210 married persons, 653 families, 610 married males, 600 married females, 110 widowed persons, 67 widowed females, 43 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,301 single persons under 18, 1,196 single males under 18, 1,105 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,467 persons who are not French Canadian, 154 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 650 houses, 650 occupied houses, 609 houses of 1 story, 515 houses built of wood, 293 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 112 houses built of brick, 95 houses of 4 rooms, 85 houses of 3 rooms, 67 houses of 5 rooms, 66 houses of 2 rooms, 44 uninhabited houses, 41 houses of 2 stories, 32 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 23 houses built of stone, 11 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 233,096 pounds of homemade butter, 104,904 bushels of oats, 59,166 bushels of potatoes, 51,331 acres of land in farms, 40,358 acres of improved land in farms, 28,881 acres of farmland under crops, 28,825 bushels of barley, 28,132 chickens, 17,376 bushels of corn, 11,407 bushels of spring wheat, 11,103 acres of farmland in pasture, 10,973 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,908 tons of hay, 10,834 bushels of turnips, 9,411 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 8,896 acres of hay crops, 6,755 acres of oats, 5,762 bushels of buckwheat, 4,972 bushels of peas, 4,964 milk cows, 3,670 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,898 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,082 sheep, 1,994 bushels of beans, 1,910 acres of barley, 1,827 other cattle, 1,740 swine, 1,590 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,496 horses aged over 3 years, 1,261 acres of wheat, 1,114 cattle killed or sold, 1,100 bushels of rye, 884 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 828 geese, 703 horses aged 3 years and under, 603 occupants of farms, 505 farm occupants who own their land, 494 turkeys, 476 acres of potatoes, 468 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 403 bushels of winter wheat, 389 ducks, 374 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, Capacity of silos (tons): 330, 233 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 118 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 117 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 109 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 96 farm occupants who rent their land, 34 acres of turnips, 26 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 18 other fowl, 5 oxen, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON057007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON107004— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/winchester-on057007-1891/.