Windsor, Quebec (1891 census)
Windsor was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 967. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q139415. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.595°N, 71.951°W.
Population
In 1891, Windsor had a population of 967: 517 male and 450 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Windsor shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 967 total population, 517 males, 450 females, 308 married persons, 161 families, 154 married females, 154 married males, 31 widowed persons, 16 widowed males, 15 widowed females, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 628 single persons under 18, 347 single males under 18, 281 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 513 French Canadians, 454 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 160 occupied houses, 158 houses, 157 houses built of wood, 156 houses of 1 story, 57 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 32 houses of 4 rooms, 29 uninhabited houses, 23 houses of 3 rooms, 20 houses of 2 rooms, 17 houses of 5 rooms, 6 houses of 1 room, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 49,080 pounds of homemade butter, 19,966 bushels of potatoes, 16,094 bushels of oats, 15,468 acres of land in farms, 7,764 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,704 acres of improved land in farms, 3,979 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,714 acres of farmland under crops, 3,249 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,953 bushels of buckwheat, 2,866 bushels of turnips, 2,617 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,611 tons of hay, 2,363 acres of hay crops, 2,113 chickens, 1,400 bushels of barley, 965 bushels of spring wheat, 822 acres of oats, 663 sheep, 611 milk cows, 577 sheep slaughtered or sold, 563 bushels of corn, 499 other cattle, 480 swine slaughtered or sold, 478 bushels of peas, 471 cattle killed or sold, 240 horses aged over 3 years, 171 swine, 151 occupants of farms, 144 acres of potatoes, 143 farm occupants who own their land, 122 bushels of beans, 91 acres of barley, Capacity of silos (tons): 76, 66 acres of wheat, 66 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 60 horses aged 3 years and under, 36 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 34 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 33 geese, 28 ducks, 15 oxen, 14 acres of turnips, 11 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 11 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 11 turkeys, 9 other fowl, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC182020— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/windsor-qc182020-1891/.