Windsor, C, Ontario (1871 census)
Windsor, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,253. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q182625. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.310°N, 83.026°W.
Population
In 1871, Windsor, C had a population of 4,253: 2,084 male and 2,169 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 4,253 |
| 1881 | 6,561 |
| 1911 | 17,829 |
| 1921 | 38,591 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Windsor, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 4,253 total population, 2,169 females, 2,084 males, 1,512 married persons, 861 families, 756 married females, 756 married males, 213 widowed persons, 168 widowed females, 45 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 2,528 single persons under 18, 1,283 single males under 18, 1,245 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 857 inhabited houses, 857 occupied houses, 25 houses under construction, 14 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 1,872 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 5 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Bennett Smith | 1808–1886 | died here |
| Arthur Rankin | 1816–1893 | died here |
| Henry Youle Hind | 1823–1908 | died here |
| Joseph Octave Reaume | 1856–1933 | died here |
| John Frederic Herbin | 1860–1923 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON001011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110016_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q182625
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor_(Ontario)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "Windsor, C, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/windsor-c-on001011-1871/.