Windsor, Quebec (1881 census)
Windsor was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 921. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q139415. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.595°N, 71.951°W.
Population
In 1881, Windsor had a population of 921: 473 male and 448 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Windsor shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 921 total population, 473 males, 448 females, 304 married persons, 159 families, 152 married females, 152 married males, 24 widowed persons, 13 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 593 single persons under 18, 310 single males under 18, 283 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 159 inhabited houses, 159 occupied houses, 3 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 13,908 bushels of oats, 11,132 bushels of potatoes, 3,677 bushels of turnips, 2,207 tons of hay, 2,060 acres of hay crops, 1,723 bushels of buckwheat, 1,375 bushels of spring wheat, 685 bushels of barley, 558 bushels of other root crops, 450 bushels of corn, 390 bushels of peas and beans, 131 acres of potatoes, 123 acres of wheat, 90 bushels of rye, 35 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 921 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC053008— 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 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, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/windsor-qc053008-1881/.