Windsor, Quebec (1871 census)
Windsor was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,107. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q139415. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.594°N, 71.952°W.
Population
In 1871, Windsor had a population of 1,107: 573 male and 534 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, 1861 (55.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Windsor Mills, Village, 1881 (3.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Windsor shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,107 total population, 573 males, 534 females, 381 married persons, 198 families, 191 married males, 190 married females, 26 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 700 single persons under 18, 370 single males under 18, 330 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 195 occupied houses, 192 inhabited houses, 6 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 40,720 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC138008— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/windsor-qc138008-1871/.