Windham, Ontario (1901 census)
Windham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,884. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.915°N, 80.425°W.
Population
In 1901, Windham had a population of 3,884: 1,974 male and 1,910 female residents. Population density was 34.1 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Windham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 919 |
| Number of females | 1,910 |
| Number of males | 1,974 |
| Number of married females | 811 |
| Number of married males | 816 |
| Number of single females | 991 |
| Number of single males | 1,083 |
| Number of widowed females | 108 |
| Number of widowed males | 75 |
| POP F | 1,910 |
| POP M | 1,974 |
| POP TOT | 3,884 |
| Total population | 3,884 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 911 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 66,963 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 66,963 |
| FAMILIES | 919 |
| HOUSES | 911 |
| MARRIED F | 811 |
| MARRIED M | 816 |
| SINGLE F | 991 |
| SINGLE M | 1,083 |
| WIDOWED F | 108 |
| WIDOWED M | 75 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON093007— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/windham-on093007-1901/.