Windsor, Quebec (1861 census)
Windsor was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,167. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q139415. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.631°N, 71.916°W.
Population
In 1861, Windsor had a population of 1,167: 643 male and 524 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,167 |
| 1871 | 1,107 |
| 1881 | 921 |
| 1891 | 967 |
| 1901 | 1,219 |
| 1911 | 1,295 |
| 1921 | 897 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. George de Windsor, 1871 (44.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Windsor, 1871 (55.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Windsor shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 150 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,167 total population, 643 males, Male members of the family who are present: 631, 524 females, Female members of the family who are present: 516, 452 single males, 337 single females, 181 married males, 178 married females, 112 males attending school, 95 adult males unable to read or write, 84 females attending school, 79 adult females unable to read or write, 27 male births, 24 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 12, 10 widowed males, 9 widowed females, Females present who are not members of the family: 8, 1 blind males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 100 males aged 5 to 10, 90 females aged 5 to 10, 86 single males aged 10 to 15, 79 single males aged 15 to 20, 70 single females aged 10 to 15, 60 single males aged 20 to 30, 58 married males aged 30 to 40, 55 married females aged 20 to 30, 46 married females aged 30 to 40, 45 single females aged 15 to 20, 40 married males aged 40 to 50, 39 married females aged 40 to 50, 38 married males aged 20 to 30, 25 married males aged 50 to 60, 23 males aged 2 to 3, 22 females aged 4 to 5, 21 males aged 1 to 2, 21 males aged 3 to 4, 20 males aged 4 to 5, 20 single females aged 20 to 30, 19 females aged 1 to 2, 19 females aged 2 to 3, 16 married females aged 50 to 60, 14 females age 3 to 4, 12 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 married males aged 60 to 70, 8 single males aged 30 to 40, 7 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 females of unknown age, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 males of unknown age, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 586 French Canadians, 337 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 91 persons originating in Scotland, 85 persons originating in Ireland, 48 persons originating in the United States, 18 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Russia or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $98,235 value farms (dollars), 33,571 pounds of maple sugar, $25,803 value all livestock, 22,982 bushels of potatoes, 22,380 bushels of oats, 21,852 pounds of homemade butter, 17,871 acres of land in farms, 12,446 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,705 bushels of buckwheat, $7,228 value horses aged over 3 years, 6,195 bushels of turnips, 5,425 acres of farmland under cultivation, $4,287 value farm implements in dollars, 3,500 acres of farmland under crops, 3,220 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,435 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,366 bushels of spring wheat, 2,228 bushels of rye, 1,924 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,248 bushels of barley, 1,177 tons of hay, 780 acres of oats, $780 value garden and orchard crops, 637 sheep, 602 bushels of peas, 498 bushels of corn, 439 calves and heifers, 316 milk cows, 300 acres of buckwheat, 277 bushels of carrots, 254 bulls, oxen, or steers, 224 acres of potatoes, 210 swine, 194 occupants of farms, 178 acres of spring wheat, 129 barrels of pork, 122 horses aged over 3 years, 120 acres of rye, 97 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 94 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 69 acres of barley, 63 bushels of beans, 62 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 56 acres of turnips, 48 acres of peas, 37 barrels of beef, 30 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 20 horses aged 3 years and under, 20 pounds of hops, 17 acres of corn, 3 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of farmland in gardens. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $1,439 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,317 yards of flannel, 979 yards of linen, 764 yards of fulled cloth, 75 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 11 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC044008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC083008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q139415
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/windsor-qc044008-1861/.