Windsor, Quebec (1921 census)
Windsor was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 897. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q139415. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.577°N, 71.968°W.
Population
In 1921, Windsor had a population of 897: 460 male and 437 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Windsor, 1911 (55.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Windsor shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 897 total population, 460 males in the population, 437 females in the population, 433 males born in Canada, 405 females born in Canada, 21 females born outside the British Empire, 20 males born outside the British Empire, 11 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 7 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 754 persons of French origin, 87 persons of British origin (Irish), 38 persons of British origin (English), 17 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of Italian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 782 Roman Catholics, 59 Presbyterians, 49 Anglicans (Church of England), 5 Methodists, 1 Baptists, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC083008— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/windsor-qc083008-1921/.