Windham, Ontario (1871 census)
Windham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,799. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.915°N, 80.425°W.
Population
In 1871, Windham had a population of 4,799: 2,446 male and 2,353 female residents. Population density was 42.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,900 |
| 1861 | 4,095 |
| 1871 | 4,799 |
| 1881 | 4,913 |
| 1891 | 4,252 |
| 1901 | 3,884 |
| 1911 | 3,453 |
| 1921 | 3,259 |
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, Windham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 904 |
| Number of females | 2,353 |
| Number of males | 2,446 |
| Number of married females | 810 |
| Number of married males | 818 |
| Number of married persons | 1,628 |
| Number of widowed females | 77 |
| Number of widowed males | 58 |
| Number of widowed persons | 135 |
| Total population | 4,799 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,466 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,570 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,036 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 9 |
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 879 |
| Number of occupied houses | 888 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 27,433 |
| BWT BU | 8,734 |
| CRN BU | 53,644 |
| HAY AC | 6,155 |
| HAY TONS | 7,254 |
| OAT BU | 70,906 |
| PEA BU | 16,964 |
| POT AC | 700 |
| POT BU | 68,354 |
| RYE BU | 2,341 |
| Total area (acres) | 67,660 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,600 |
| WHT WTR BU | 55,197 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 6,468 |
| AREA | 67,660 |
| BEING BUILT | 10 |
| BEN BU | 624 |
| CD | 12 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 904 |
| FEMALE | 2,353 |
| GRA BU | 2,092 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 888 |
| INHABITED | 879 |
| MALE | 2,446 |
| MARRIED F | 810 |
| MARRIED M | 818 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,628 |
| POPULATION | 4,799 |
| ROOT BU | 4,959 |
| SHANTIES | 9 |
| SINGLE F | 1,466 |
| SINGLE M | 1,570 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,036 |
| TUR BU | 15,013 |
| UNINHABITED | 12 |
| WIDOWED F | 77 |
| WIDOWED M | 58 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 135 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON012002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131007— 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). "Windham, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/windham-on012002-1871/.