Winchester, Ontario (1911 census)
Winchester was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,384. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.120°N, 75.292°W.
Population
In 1911, Winchester had a population of 3,384: 1,766 male and 1,618 female residents. Population density was 34.2 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Winchester shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,589 |
| POP F | 1,618 |
| POP M | 1,766 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 36.95 |
| POP TOT | 3,384 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 104 |
| AREA ACRES | 58,609 |
| AREA SQ MI | 91.58 |
| BAPTISTS | 147 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 430 |
| BRIT IRISH | 1,095 |
| BRIT OTHER | 7 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 595 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| DUTCH | 449 |
| DWELLINGS | 679 |
| F MARRIED | 637 |
| F SINGLE | 897 |
| F WIDOWED | 84 |
| FAMILIES | 684 |
| FRENCH | 439 |
| GERMAN | 363 |
| GREEK | 1 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1 |
| INDIAN | 4 |
| ITALIAN | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 40 |
| M MARRIED | 638 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 1,075 |
| M WIDOWED | 52 |
| METHODISTS | 1,597 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 884 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 585 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON063004— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/winchester-on063004-1911/.