Year: 1891
| Province: Ontario
Windsor, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Windsor, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 10,322. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.310°N, 83.044°W.
Population
In 1891, Windsor, Town—Ville had a population of 10,322: 5,122 male and 5,200 female residents. Population density was 10290.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Windsor, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 2,064 |
| Number of families | 2,064 |
| Number of females | 5,200 |
| Number of males | 5,122 |
| Number of married females | 1,872 |
| Number of married males | 1,872 |
| Number of married persons | 3,744 |
| Number of widowed females | 363 |
| Number of widowed males | 131 |
| Number of widowed persons | 494 |
| POP F | 5,200 |
| POP M | 5,122 |
| POP TOT | 10,322 |
| Total population | 10,322 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,965 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 3,119 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 6,084 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,208 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 9,114 |
Buildings & housing (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 1,986 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 228 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 1,757 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 8 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 997 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 94 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 956 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 86 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 32 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 214 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 311 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 1,194 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses under construction | 41 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,990 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 62 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of barley | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 228 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 634 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 683 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,345 |
| Acres of hay crops | 277 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,207 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,890 |
| Acres of oats | 219 |
| Acres of potatoes | 10 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 88 |
| BAR AC | 3 |
| BAR BU | 65 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,912 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,131 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 277 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 710 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 127 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,576 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,219 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 5 |
| CRN BU | 4,912 |
| HAY AC | 277 |
| HAY TONS | 360 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 37 |
| Number of chickens | 4,285 |
| Number of ducks | 163 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 100 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 66 |
| Number of geese | 15 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 30 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 501 |
| Number of milk cows | 251 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 169 |
| Number of other cattle | 42 |
| Number of other fowl | 12 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 135 |
| Number of sheep | 4 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 9 |
| Number of swine | 159 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 56 |
| Number of turkeys | 14 |
| OAT AC | 219 |
| OAT BU | 7,131 |
| PEA BU | 277 |
| POT AC | 10 |
| POT BU | 710 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 25 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 1,120 |
| RYE BU | 75 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 360 |
| WHT AC | 88 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,219 |
| WHT SP BU | 127 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| A 101 200 | 2 |
| A 11 50 | 17 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 13 |
| BUTTER LB | 1,120 |
| CATTLE KS | 37 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 2,965 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 3,119 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 6,084 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 25 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 30 |
| DUCKS | 163 |
| FAMILIES | 2,064 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FRN CA | 1,208 |
| GEESE | 15 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,285 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 501 |
| HOUSES | 1,986 |
| HOUSES B | 228 |
| HOUSES CON | 41 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 94 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 311 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 214 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 997 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 1,194 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 27 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 86 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 32 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 52 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 956 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 62 |
| HOUSES W | 1,757 |
| INF 11 A | 135 |
| MD FEM | 1,872 |
| MD MALE | 1,872 |
| MD TOT | 3,744 |
| MILK COWS | 251 |
| NAME CD | Essex, North—Nord |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 66 |
| OC P | 100 |
| OC TOT | 169 |
| OTHER FOWL | 12 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 42 |
| OTHERS | 9,114 |
| SHEEP | 4 |
| SHEEP KS | 9 |
| SILOS | 5 |
| SUP AM | 2,207 |
| SUP FOR | 683 |
| SUP JV | 228 |
| SUP PAT | 634 |
| SUP SC | 1,345 |
| SUP TOT | 2,890 |
| SWINE | 159 |
| SWINE KS | 56 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,990 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 1,576 |
| TURKEY | 14 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 363 |
| WID MALE | 131 |
| WID TOT | 494 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON062010 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110016 — 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/windsor-town-ville-on062010-1891/.