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 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).
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 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,796 total population, 2,424 males, 2,372 females, 1,572 married persons, 856 families, 788 married females, 784 married males, 130 widowed persons, 85 widowed females, 45 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,094 single persons under 18, 1,595 single males under 18, 1,499 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 846 occupied houses, 845 inhabited houses, 41 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 190,736 bushels of oats, 84,490 bushels of barley, 74,935 bushels of potatoes, 33,975 bushels of other root crops, 11,617 bushels of corn, 11,600 bushels of peas and beans, 10,094 bushels of spring wheat, 7,601 tons of hay, 6,570 bushels of turnips, 6,083 acres of hay crops, 4,037 bushels of winter wheat, 2,983 bushels of rye, 1,691 acres of wheat, 1,553 bushels of buckwheat, 536 acres of potatoes, 501 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,796 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON102006— 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 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/.