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 density was 36.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,565 |
| 1861 | 4,091 |
| 1871 | 4,090 |
| 1881 | 4,796 |
| 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 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 653 |
| Number of families | 653 |
| Number of females | 1,772 |
| Number of males | 1,849 |
| Number of married females | 600 |
| Number of married males | 610 |
| Number of married persons | 1,210 |
| Number of widowed females | 67 |
| Number of widowed males | 43 |
| Number of widowed persons | 110 |
| POP F | 1,772 |
| POP M | 1,849 |
| POP TOT | 3,621 |
| Total population | 3,621 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,105 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,196 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,301 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 154 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,467 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 650 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 112 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 23 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 515 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 11 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 609 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 41 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 85 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 95 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 293 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 650 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 44 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,910 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 374 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 11,103 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,973 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 28,881 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,896 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 40,358 |
| Acres of land in farms | 51,331 |
| Acres of oats | 6,755 |
| Acres of potatoes | 476 |
| Acres of turnips | 34 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,261 |
| BAR AC | 1,910 |
| BAR BU | 28,825 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 28,825 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1,994 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,762 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 468 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 17,376 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 104,904 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,972 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 59,166 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,100 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 11,407 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 10,834 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 403 |
| BWT BU | 5,762 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 330 |
| CRN BU | 17,376 |
| HAY AC | 8,896 |
| HAY TONS | 10,908 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,114 |
| Number of chickens | 28,132 |
| Number of ducks | 389 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 505 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 96 |
| Number of geese | 828 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 703 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,496 |
| Number of milk cows | 4,964 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 603 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,827 |
| Number of other fowl | 18 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 118 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 117 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 233 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 109 |
| Number of sheep | 2,082 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,590 |
| Number of swine | 1,740 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,898 |
| Number of turkeys | 494 |
| OAT AC | 6,755 |
| OAT BU | 104,904 |
| PEA BU | 4,972 |
| POT AC | 476 |
| POT BU | 59,166 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,670 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 9,411 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 884 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 233,096 |
| RYE BU | 1,100 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,908 |
| WHT AC | 1,261 |
| WHT FALL BU | 403 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,407 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 118 |
| A 11 50 | 117 |
| A 201 PL | 26 |
| A 51 100 | 233 |
| BEN BU | 1,994 |
| BUTTER LB | 233,096 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,114 |
| CHEESE LB | 3,670 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,105 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,196 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,301 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 9,411 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 703 |
| DUCKS | 389 |
| FAMILIES | 653 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 884 |
| FRN CA | 154 |
| GEESE | 828 |
| GRA BU | 468 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 28,132 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,496 |
| HOUSES | 650 |
| HOUSES B | 112 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 32 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 67 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 95 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 609 |
| HOUSES S | 23 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 293 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 85 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 66 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 41 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 44 |
| HOUSES W | 515 |
| INF 11 A | 109 |
| MD FEM | 600 |
| MD MALE | 610 |
| MD TOT | 1,210 |
| MILK COWS | 4,964 |
| NAME CD | Dundas |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 96 |
| OC P | 505 |
| OC TOT | 603 |
| OTHER FOWL | 18 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,827 |
| OTHERS | 3,467 |
| SHEEP | 2,082 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,590 |
| SILOS | 330 |
| SUP AM | 40,358 |
| SUP FOR | 10,973 |
| SUP JV | 374 |
| SUP PAT | 11,103 |
| SUP SC | 28,881 |
| SUP TOT | 51,331 |
| SWINE | 1,740 |
| SWINE KS | 2,898 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 650 |
| TUR AC | 34 |
| TUR BU | 10,834 |
| TURKEY | 494 |
| WID FEM | 67 |
| WID MALE | 43 |
| WID TOT | 110 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
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/.