Windsor, C, Ontario (1881 census)
Windsor, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 6,561. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q182625. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.310°N, 83.026°W.
Population
In 1881, Windsor, C had a population of 6,561: 3,176 male and 3,385 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Windsor, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 6,561 total population, 3,385 females, 3,176 males, 2,357 married persons, 1,357 families, 1,181 married females, 1,176 married males, 321 widowed persons, 250 widowed females, 71 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,883 single persons under 18, 1,954 single females under 18, 1,929 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,314 occupied houses, 1,312 inhabited houses, 40 uninhabited houses, 12 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are temporary vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 5,631 bushels of corn, 5,552 bushels of oats, 3,661 bushels of potatoes, 1,853 bushels of winter wheat, 1,181 bushels of other root crops, 330 bushels of barley, 290 bushels of peas and beans, 267 acres of hay crops, 257 tons of hay, 135 acres of wheat, 96 bushels of spring wheat, 58 bushels of turnips, 40 acres of potatoes, 12 bushels of rye, 4 bushels of buckwheat, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 7 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, 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 |
| Gordon Morton McGregor | 1873–1922 | born here |
| Ellen Gertrude Cornish | 1877–1933 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 6,560 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON181013— 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 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). "Windsor, C, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/windsor-c-on181013-1881/.