Windsor, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Windsor, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 6,561. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.310°N, 83.026°W.
Population
In 1881, Windsor, Town—Ville had a population of 6,561: 3,176 male and 3,385 female residents. Population density was 2278.9 people per square mile.
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 1881
In the 1881 census, Windsor, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,357 |
| Number of families | 1,357 |
| Number of females | 3,385 |
| Number of males | 3,176 |
| Number of married females | 1,181 |
| Number of married males | 1,176 |
| Number of married persons | 2,357 |
| Number of widowed females | 250 |
| Number of widowed males | 71 |
| Number of widowed persons | 321 |
| POP TOT | 6,561 |
| Total population | 6,561 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,954 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,929 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,883 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,312 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,314 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 40 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 267 |
| Acres of potatoes | 40 |
| Acres of wheat | 135 |
| BAR BU | 330 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 330 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5,631 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,552 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,181 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 290 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,661 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 96 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 58 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,853 |
| BWT BU | 4 |
| CRN BU | 5,631 |
| HAY AC | 267 |
| HAY TONS | 257 |
| OAT BU | 5,552 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 290 |
| POT AC | 40 |
| POT BU | 3,661 |
| RYE BU | 12 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 257 |
| WHT AC | 135 |
| WHT SP BU | 96 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,853 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,954 |
| C UNMD M | 1,929 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,883 |
| D OCC | 1,314 |
| FEMALE | 3,385 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| H CON | 12 |
| H INHAB | 1,312 |
| H UNINH | 40 |
| MALE | 3,176 |
| MD F | 1,181 |
| MD M | 1,176 |
| MD TOT | 2,357 |
| NUMBER CD | 181 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,181 |
| TUR BU | 58 |
| VESS | 2 |
| WID F | 250 |
| WID M | 71 |
| WID TOT | 321 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON181013— 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 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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/windsor-town-ville-on181013-1881/.