Windsor Mills, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Windsor Mills, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,591. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.575°N, 71.997°W.
Population
In 1891, Windsor Mills, Village had a population of 1,591: 812 male and 779 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 879 |
| 1891 | 1,591 |
| 1901 | 2,149 |
| 1911 | 2,233 |
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 Mills, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,591 total population, 812 males, 779 females, 556 married persons, 299 families, 278 married females, 278 married males, 42 widowed persons, 28 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 993 single persons under 18, 520 single males under 18, 473 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,012 French Canadians, 579 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 290 houses, 290 occupied houses, 285 houses built of wood, 216 houses of 1 story, 92 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 72 houses of 2 stories, 65 houses of 4 rooms, 46 houses of 5 rooms, 43 houses of 3 rooms, 19 houses of 2 rooms, 17 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses built of brick, 4 houses of 1 room, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 2,756 acres of land in farms, 2,621 bushels of potatoes, 2,412 pounds of homemade butter, 2,275 bushels of oats, 1,442 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,314 acres of improved land in farms, 1,133 chickens, 826 acres of farmland under crops, 602 tons of hay, 485 acres of hay crops, 462 acres of farmland in pasture, 339 bushels of buckwheat, 300 bushels of turnips, 149 occupants of farms, 146 milk cows, 139 farm occupants who own their land, 128 horses aged over 3 years, 120 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 112 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 110 bushels of spring wheat, 87 other fowl, 85 swine slaughtered or sold, 80 bushels of barley, 70 cattle killed or sold, 67 acres of oats, 53 swine, 46 bushels of beans, 40 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 31 sheep, 26 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 26 bushels of peas, 17 acres of potatoes, 17 sheep slaughtered or sold, 16 ducks, 16 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 14 other cattle, 13 horses aged 3 years and under, Capacity of silos (tons): 10, 10 farm occupants who rent their land, 9 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 8 bushels of corn, 4 acres of wheat, 4 oxen, 4 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 4 turkeys, 3 acres of barley, 3 acres of turnips, 2 geese. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC182021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC192026— 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 Mills, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/windsor-mills-village-qc182021-1891/.