Windsor, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Windsor, Town—Ville was a town 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, Town—Ville had a population of 4,253: 2,084 male and 2,169 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,501 |
| 1871 | 4,253 |
| 1881 | 6,561 |
| 1891 | 10,322 |
| 1901 | 12,153 |
| 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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 861 |
| Number of females | 2,169 |
| Number of males | 2,084 |
| Number of married females | 756 |
| Number of married males | 756 |
| Number of married persons | 1,512 |
| Number of widowed females | 168 |
| Number of widowed males | 45 |
| Number of widowed persons | 213 |
| Total population | 4,253 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,245 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,283 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,528 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 25 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 857 |
| Number of occupied houses | 857 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 426 |
| BWT BU | 68 |
| CRN BU | 5,065 |
| HAY AC | 411 |
| HAY TONS | 438 |
| OAT BU | 6,030 |
| PEA BU | 296 |
| POT AC | 26 |
| POT BU | 2,113 |
| RYE BU | 25 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,872 |
| WHT SP BU | 106 |
| WHT WTR BU | 460 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 41 |
| AREA | 1,872 |
| BEING BUILT | 25 |
| BEN BU | 51 |
| CD | 1 |
| CSD | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 861 |
| FEMALE | 2,169 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 857 |
| INHABITED | 857 |
| MALE | 2,084 |
| MARRIED F | 756 |
| MARRIED M | 756 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,512 |
| POPULATION | 4,253 |
| ROOT BU | 909 |
| SINGLE F | 1,245 |
| SINGLE M | 1,283 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,528 |
| TUR BU | 56 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 168 |
| WIDOWED M | 45 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 213 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON001011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110016— 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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/windsor-town-ville-on001011-1871/.