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 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 density was 15.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 590 |
| 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 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 198 |
| Number of females | 534 |
| Number of males | 573 |
| Number of married females | 190 |
| Number of married males | 191 |
| Number of married persons | 381 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| Total population | 1,107 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 330 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 370 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 700 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 192 |
| Number of occupied houses | 195 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 100 |
| BWT BU | 2,112 |
| CRN BU | 867 |
| HAY AC | 1,549 |
| HAY TONS | 1,269 |
| OAT BU | 7,516 |
| PEA BU | 130 |
| POT AC | 108 |
| POT BU | 18,139 |
| RYE BU | 61 |
| Total area (acres) | 40,720 |
| WHT SP BU | 753 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 66 |
| AREA | 40,720 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 113 |
| CD | 138 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 198 |
| FEMALE | 534 |
| GRA BU | 19 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 195 |
| INHABITED | 192 |
| MALE | 573 |
| MARRIED F | 190 |
| MARRIED M | 191 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 381 |
| POPULATION | 1,107 |
| ROOT BU | 372 |
| SHANTIES | 3 |
| SINGLE F | 330 |
| SINGLE M | 370 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 700 |
| TUR BU | 742 |
| UNINHABITED | 6 |
| WIDOWED F | 14 |
| WIDOWED M | 12 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 26 |
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: 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 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/.