Windham, Ontario (1911 census)
Windham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,453. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.915°N, 80.425°W.
Population
In 1911, Windham had a population of 3,453: 1,772 male and 1,681 female residents. Population density was 30.3 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Windham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,884 |
| POP F | 1,681 |
| POP M | 1,772 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 33 |
| POP TOT | 3,453 |
Other recorded variables (39 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 11 |
| ANGLICANS | 182 |
| AREA ACRES | 66,963 |
| AREA SQ MI | 104.63 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 702 |
| BRETHREN | 4 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,317 |
| BRIT IRISH | 688 |
| BRIT OTHER | 16 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 493 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 44 |
| DISCIPLES | 2 |
| DUTCH | 152 |
| DWELLINGS | 857 |
| F DIVORCED | 2 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 3 |
| F MARRIED | 761 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 826 |
| F WIDOWED | 88 |
| FAMILIES | 873 |
| FRENCH | 56 |
| GERMAN | 706 |
| INDIAN | 21 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 761 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 935 |
| M WIDOWED | 73 |
| MENNONITES | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 1,700 |
| MORMONS | 31 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 339 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 406 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 8 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON100007— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/windham-on100007-1911/.