Windsor, C, Ontario (1911 census)
Windsor, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 17,829. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q182625. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.310°N, 83.044°W.
Population
In 1911, Windsor, C had a population of 17,829: 8,912 male and 8,917 female residents. Population density was 5642.1 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Windsor, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 17,829 total population, 8,917 females in the population, 8,912 males in the population, 5,642.08 population per square mile, 5,041 single (never-married) males, 4,781 single (never-married) females, 3,925 families, 3,634 married males, 3,565 married females, 2,020 area in acres, 547 widowed females, 223 widowed males, 13 legally separated females, 12 males with marital status not given, 9 females with marital status not given, 3.16 area in square miles, 2 divorced females, 1 divorced males, 1 legally separated males. 12,153 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 5,911 persons of British origin (English), 4,113 persons of French origin, 2,515 persons of British origin (Irish), 2,272 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 943 persons of German origin, 95 persons of Italian origin, 55 persons of British origin (other), 42 persons of Chinese origin, 39 persons of Scandinavian origin, 30 persons of Dutch origin, 27 persons of Russian origin, 24 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 12 persons of Polish origin, 9 persons of Swiss origin, 3 persons of Belgian origin. 1,018 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. 305 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 9 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). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 6,127 Roman Catholics, 4,085 Methodists, 3,264 Anglicans (Church of England), 2,419 Presbyterians, 1,048 Baptists, 407 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 305 Jews, 196 Salvation Army adherents, 124 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 105 Lutherans, 38 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 30 Brethren, 20 Disciples of Christ, 13 Congregationalists, 10 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Adventists, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Pagans"; primarily applied to Indigenous adherents of traditional spiritual practices. The label reflects period Christian-normative framing and is preserved as the historical source category. — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 3,627 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Octave Reaume | 1856–1933 | died here |
| John Frederic Herbin | 1860–1923 | born here |
| Gordon Morton McGregor | 1873–1922 | born here |
| Ellen Gertrude Cornish | 1877–1933 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON067006— 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 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). "Windsor, C, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/windsor-c-on067006-1911/.