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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263166. 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 33.0 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 66,963 area in acres, 3,453 total population, 1,772 males in the population, 1,681 females in the population, 935 single (never-married) males, 873 families, 826 single (never-married) females, 761 married females, 761 married males, 104.63 area in square miles, 88 widowed females, 73 widowed males, 33 population per square mile, 3 legally separated females, 2 divorced females, 2 legally separated males, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 males with marital status not given. 3,884 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,317 persons of British origin (English), 706 persons of German origin, 688 persons of British origin (Irish), 493 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 152 persons of Dutch origin, 56 persons of French origin, 16 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin. 21 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 1 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,700 Methodists, 702 Baptists, 406 Roman Catholics, 339 Presbyterians, 182 Anglicans (Church of England), 44 Congregationalists, 31 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 11 Adventists, 8 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 8 Salvation Army adherents, 4 Brethren, 2 Disciples of Christ, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Mennonites. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 857 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Jacob R Beamer | b. 1810 | born here |
| Israel Wood Powell | 1836–1915 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON100007— 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 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/.