Winchester, Ontario (1881 census)
Winchester was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,796. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.120°N, 75.292°W.
Population
In 1881, Winchester had a population of 4,796: 2,424 male and 2,372 female residents. Population density was 47.5 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Winchester, Village, 1891 (1.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Chesterville, Village, 1891 (1.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Winchester shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 856 |
| Number of families | 856 |
| Number of females | 2,372 |
| Number of males | 2,424 |
| Number of married females | 788 |
| Number of married males | 784 |
| Number of married persons | 1,572 |
| Number of widowed females | 85 |
| Number of widowed males | 45 |
| Number of widowed persons | 130 |
| POP TOT | 4,796 |
| Total population | 4,796 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,499 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,595 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,094 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 845 |
| Number of occupied houses | 846 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 41 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 6,083 |
| Acres of potatoes | 536 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,691 |
| BAR BU | 84,490 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 84,490 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,553 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 501 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 11,617 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 190,736 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 33,975 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 11,600 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 74,935 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,983 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,094 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,570 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 4,037 |
| BWT BU | 1,553 |
| CRN BU | 11,617 |
| HAY AC | 6,083 |
| HAY TONS | 7,601 |
| OAT BU | 190,736 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 11,600 |
| POT AC | 536 |
| POT BU | 74,935 |
| RYE BU | 2,983 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,601 |
| WHT AC | 1,691 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,094 |
| WHT WTR BU | 4,037 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,499 |
| C UNMD M | 1,595 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,094 |
| D OCC | 846 |
| FEMALE | 2,372 |
| GRA BU | 501 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 845 |
| H UNINH | 41 |
| MALE | 2,424 |
| MD F | 788 |
| MD M | 784 |
| MD TOT | 1,572 |
| NUMBER CD | 102 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 33,975 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 6,570 |
| WID F | 85 |
| WID M | 45 |
| WID TOT | 130 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON102006— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/winchester-on102006-1881/.