Winchester, Ontario (1861 census)
Winchester was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 4,091. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.120°N, 75.292°W.
Population
In 1861, Winchester had a population of 4,091: 2,113 male and 1,978 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 1861
In the 1861 census, Winchester shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 167 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 4,091 total population, 2,113 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,992, 1,978 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,889, 1,409 single males, 1,331 single females, 672 married males, 614 married females, 501 males attending school, 380 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 121, Females present who are not members of the family: 89, 82 adult males unable to read or write, 81 male births, 72 female births, 70 adult females unable to read or write, 33 widowed females, 32 widowed males, 6 lunatic males, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 319 females aged 5 to 10, 267 single females aged 10 to 15, 260 males aged 5 to 10, 243 single males aged 10 to 15, 226 single females aged 15 to 20, 190 married males aged 40 to 50, 182 married males aged 20 to 30, 182 married males aged 30 to 40, 181 single males aged 15 to 20, 176 married females aged 30 to 40, 151 married females aged 20 to 30, 150 single females aged 20 to 30, 137 married females aged 40 to 50, 133 single males aged 30 to 40, 132 single males aged 20 to 30, 86 married females aged 50 to 60, 85 married males aged 50 to 60, 72 females aged 2 to 3, 69 single males aged 40 to 50, 67 females aged 4 to 5, 67 males aged 3 to 4, 66 males aged 1 to 2, 66 males aged 2 to 3, 64 males aged 4 to 5, 63 females aged 1 to 2, 60 females age 3 to 4, 42 married females aged 60 to 70, 23 single males aged 50 to 60, 18 married males aged 60 to 70, 14 females of unknown age, 12 males of unknown age, 11 married females aged 70 to 80, 11 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 9 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 8 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 married males aged 15 to 20, 7 single males aged 60 to 70, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 married females aged 80 to 90, 5 single males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,058 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 489 persons originating in Ireland, 217 persons originating in Scotland, 182 French Canadians, 75 persons originating in the United States, 41 persons originating in England or Wales, 29 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $651,049 value farms (dollars), 184,113 pounds of maple sugar, 134,375 pounds of homemade butter, $121,744 value all livestock, 78,263 bushels of oats, 62,963 bushels of spring wheat, $57,573 value horses aged over 3 years, 44,165 bushels of potatoes, 40,768 acres of land in farms, $37,650 value farm implements in dollars, 24,674 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,094 acres of farmland under cultivation, 12,313 bushels of peas, 11,589 acres of farmland under crops, 10,043 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,054 bushels of barley, 6,219 bushels of corn, 4,269 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,790 acres of spring wheat, 3,656 tons of hay, 3,543 bushels of buckwheat, 3,404 bushels of carrots, 3,129 sheep, 3,048 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,923 bushels of winter wheat, 2,579 acres of oats, 2,529 bushels of turnips, $2,229 value garden and orchard crops, 1,804 milk cows, 1,544 calves and heifers, 1,380 swine, 1,105 barrels of pork, 936 horses aged over 3 years, 843 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 675 acres of peas, 566 bushels of rye, 550 horses aged 3 years and under, 547 occupants of farms, 541 acres of potatoes, 393 pounds of flax or hemp, 298 acres of barley, 243 barrels of beef, 241 acres of corn, 236 acres of farmland in gardens, 224 acres of buckwheat, 209 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 151 pounds of hops, 144 bulls, oxen, or steers, 141 bushels of beans, 132 acres of winter wheat, 131 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 131 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 96 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 83 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 72 acres of turnips, 20 acres of rye, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 8 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 8,439 yards of flannel, $4,999 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,002 yards of fulled cloth, 158 yards of linen, 117 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 200 pounds of fresh fish sold, 2 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 25 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 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 females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON068006— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/winchester-on068006-1861/.