Winchester, Ontario (1871 census)
Winchester was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,090. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.120°N, 75.292°W.
Population
In 1871, Winchester had a population of 4,090: 2,065 male and 2,025 female residents. Population density was 40.5 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Winchester shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 675 |
| Number of females | 2,025 |
| Number of males | 2,065 |
| Number of married females | 604 |
| Number of married males | 599 |
| Number of married persons | 1,203 |
| Number of widowed females | 59 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 92 |
| Total population | 4,090 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,362 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,433 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,795 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 666 |
| Number of occupied houses | 666 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 35,026 |
| BWT BU | 658 |
| CRN BU | 6,440 |
| HAY AC | 5,111 |
| HAY TONS | 5,109 |
| OAT BU | 93,165 |
| PEA BU | 7,708 |
| POT AC | 577 |
| POT BU | 64,057 |
| RYE BU | 1,056 |
| Total area (acres) | 58,752 |
| WHT SP BU | 23,601 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,345 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,958 |
| AREA | 58,752 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 672 |
| CD | 71 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 675 |
| FEMALE | 2,025 |
| GRA BU | 379 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 666 |
| INHABITED | 666 |
| MALE | 2,065 |
| MARRIED F | 604 |
| MARRIED M | 599 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,203 |
| POPULATION | 4,090 |
| ROOT BU | 5,757 |
| SINGLE F | 1,362 |
| SINGLE M | 1,433 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,795 |
| TUR BU | 300 |
| UNINHABITED | 16 |
| WIDOWED F | 59 |
| WIDOWED M | 33 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 92 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON071006— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/winchester-on071006-1871/.