Winchester, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Winchester, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 962. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.090°N, 75.340°W.
Population
In 1891, Winchester, Village had a population of 962: 475 male and 487 female residents. Population density was 958.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 962 |
| 1901 | 1,101 |
| 1911 | 1,143 |
| 1921 | 1,126 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Winchester, 1881 (1.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Winchester, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 194 |
| Number of families | 194 |
| Number of females | 487 |
| Number of males | 475 |
| Number of married females | 185 |
| Number of married males | 179 |
| Number of married persons | 364 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| POP F | 487 |
| POP M | 475 |
| POP TOT | 962 |
| Total population | 962 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 275 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 287 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 562 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 23 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 939 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 194 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 45 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 146 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 161 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 33 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 115 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 194 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 86 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 56 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 241 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 220 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 500 |
| Acres of hay crops | 317 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 797 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,017 |
| Acres of oats | 108 |
| Acres of potatoes | 19 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 8 |
| BAR AC | 86 |
| BAR BU | 1,606 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,606 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,835 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,023 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 250 |
| BWT BU | 32 |
| CRN BU | 40 |
| HAY AC | 317 |
| HAY TONS | 476 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 289 |
| Number of chickens | 1,445 |
| Number of ducks | 26 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 125 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 44 |
| Number of geese | 6 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 13 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 127 |
| Number of milk cows | 99 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 170 |
| Number of other cattle | 36 |
| Number of other fowl | 18 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 156 |
| Number of sheep | 9 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 206 |
| Number of swine | 47 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 102 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 108 |
| OAT BU | 1,835 |
| PEA BU | 20 |
| POT AC | 19 |
| POT BU | 2,023 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 10 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 12 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 30 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,070 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 476 |
| WHT AC | 8 |
| WHT SP BU | 80 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 8 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,070 |
| CATTLE KS | 289 |
| CHEESE LB | 10 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 275 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 287 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 562 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 12 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 13 |
| DUCKS | 26 |
| FAMILIES | 194 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 30 |
| FRN CA | 23 |
| GEESE | 6 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,445 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 127 |
| HOUSES | 194 |
| HOUSES B | 45 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 161 |
| HOUSES S | 3 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 115 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 33 |
| HOUSES W | 146 |
| INF 11 A | 156 |
| MD FEM | 185 |
| MD MALE | 179 |
| MD TOT | 364 |
| MILK COWS | 99 |
| NAME CD | Dundas |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 44 |
| OC P | 125 |
| OC TOT | 170 |
| OTHER FOWL | 18 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 36 |
| OTHERS | 939 |
| SHEEP | 9 |
| SHEEP KS | 206 |
| SUP AM | 797 |
| SUP FOR | 220 |
| SUP JV | 56 |
| SUP PAT | 241 |
| SUP SC | 500 |
| SUP TOT | 1,017 |
| SWINE | 47 |
| SWINE KS | 102 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 194 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 250 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 27 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 36 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON057008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON107008— 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 1891 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, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/winchester-village-on057008-1891/.