Windham, Ontario (1881 census)
Windham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,913. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.915°N, 80.425°W.
Population
In 1881, Windham had a population of 4,913: 2,560 male and 2,353 female residents. Population density was 43.2 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Windham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 996 |
| Number of families | 996 |
| Number of females | 2,353 |
| Number of males | 2,560 |
| Number of married females | 914 |
| Number of married males | 922 |
| Number of married persons | 1,836 |
| Number of widowed females | 100 |
| Number of widowed males | 51 |
| Number of widowed persons | 151 |
| POP TOT | 4,913 |
| Total population | 4,913 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,339 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,587 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,926 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 987 |
| Number of occupied houses | 988 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 61 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,542 |
| Acres of potatoes | 728 |
| Acres of wheat | 7,174 |
| BAR BU | 7,932 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 7,932 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 20,279 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2,064 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 130,913 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 122,600 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 7,654 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 20,989 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 72,243 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 5,772 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 206 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 34,149 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 81,553 |
| BWT BU | 20,279 |
| CRN BU | 130,913 |
| HAY AC | 5,542 |
| HAY TONS | 5,811 |
| OAT BU | 122,600 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 20,989 |
| POT AC | 728 |
| POT BU | 72,243 |
| RYE BU | 5,772 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,811 |
| WHT AC | 7,174 |
| WHT SP BU | 206 |
| WHT WTR BU | 81,553 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,339 |
| C UNMD M | 1,587 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,926 |
| D OCC | 988 |
| FEMALE | 2,353 |
| GRA BU | 2,064 |
| H CON | 10 |
| H INHAB | 987 |
| H UNINH | 61 |
| MALE | 2,560 |
| MD F | 914 |
| MD M | 922 |
| MD TOT | 1,836 |
| NUMBER CD | 158 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 7,654 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 34,149 |
| WID F | 100 |
| WID M | 51 |
| WID TOT | 151 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON158003— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/windham-on158003-1881/.