Windham, Ontario (1851 census)

Windham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,900. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263166. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.915°N, 80.425°W.

Population

In 1851, Windham had a population of 2,900: 1,508 male and 1,392 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851

In the 1851 census, Windham shared boundaries with:

• Burford
• Charlotteville
• Middleton
• Norwich, VL
• Simcoe, T-V
• Townsend

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 179 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,900 total population, 1,508 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,410, 1,392 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,308, 1,040 single males, 896 single females, 487 families, 465 married females, 451 married males, 286 males attending school, 252 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 98, Females present who are not members of the family: 84, 66 female births, 65 male births, 31 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 2 lunatic males, Male members of the family who are present: 1, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic females, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 222 males aged 5 to 10, 221 females aged 5 to 10, 184 single females aged 10 to 15, 180 single males aged 10 to 15, 157 married females aged 20 to 30, 156 married males aged 30 to 40, 153 married females aged 30 to 40, 144 single males aged 15 to 20, 137 single females aged 15 to 20, 136 single males aged 20 to 30, 106 married males aged 40 to 50, 80 married males aged 20 to 30, 74 single males aged 30 to 40, 69 married females aged 40 to 50, 66 females under age 1, 66 married males aged 50 to 60, 65 males under age 1, 61 males aged 1 to 2, 59 single females aged 20 to 30, 58 females age 3 to 4, 57 females aged 1 to 2, 55 males aged 2 to 3, 53 married females aged 50 to 60, 52 females aged 2 to 3, 52 males aged 3 to 4, 47 females aged 4 to 5, 36 males aged 4 to 5, 29 married males aged 60 to 70, 15 married females aged 60 to 70, 14 married females aged 15 to 20, 9 married males aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 females of unknown age, 3 males of unknown age, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,230 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 275 persons originating in the United States, 165 persons originating in England or Wales, 97 persons originating in Ireland, 43 persons originating in Scotland, 40 persons originating in New Brunswick, 25 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 20 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 3 French Canadians, 1 persons originating in France. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 69,914 bushels of wheat, 60,661 pounds of homemade butter, 37,928 acres of land in farms, 23,764 bushels of oats, 23,430 bushels of potatoes, 21,447 bushels of corn, 19,049 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 18,879 acres of farmland under cultivation, 15,905 bushels of turnips, 11,726 pounds of wool produced on farms, 10,459 acres of farmland under crops, 9,348 bushels of buckwheat, 9,266 pounds of maple sugar, 8,378 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,492 acres of wheat, 3,861 sheep, 2,839 gallons of cider, 2,759 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,486 tons of hay, 2,306 bushels of rye, 2,244 swine, 1,902 bushels of peas, 1,298 barrels of pork, 1,210 milk cows, 1,169 acres of corn, 1,088 acres of oats, 962 calves and heifers, 806 horses, 646 bulls, oxen, or steers, 608 acres of buckwheat, 483 occupants of farms, 421 barrels of beef, 395 bushels of carrots, 374 bushels of barley, 249 acres of potatoes, 222 acres of rye, 200 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 175 bushels of beans, 169 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 139 acres of peas, 110 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 105 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 75 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 72 pounds of tobacco, 48 acres of turnips, 42 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 33 pounds of hops, 30 pounds of flax or hemp, 21 acres of barley, 18 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 5 bushels of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 6,092 yards of flannel, 2,364 yards of fulled cloth, $2,000 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $1,875 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 16 employees in saw mills, 5 saw mills, 4 saw mills reporting annual production, 4 saw mills returning capital, 3 employees in grist mills, 3 saw mills powered by water, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills powered by water, 2 grist mills reporting annual production, 2 grist mills returning capital, 2 saw mills powered by steam, 1 saw mills not reporting. 1,950,040 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 12,000 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)

Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 30 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 14, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON025004 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON131007_1891 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q115263166

Sources

Census tabulations from the 1851 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 (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/windham-on025004-1851/.