Windsor, Quebec (1891 census)
Windsor was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 967. 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 density was 13.5 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Windsor shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 161 |
| Number of families | 161 |
| Number of females | 450 |
| Number of males | 517 |
| Number of married females | 154 |
| Number of married males | 154 |
| Number of married persons | 308 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| POP F | 450 |
| POP M | 517 |
| POP TOT | 967 |
| Total population | 967 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 281 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 347 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 628 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 513 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 454 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 158 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 157 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 156 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 57 |
| Number of occupied houses | 160 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 91 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 11 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,979 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,764 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,714 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,363 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,704 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,468 |
| Acres of oats | 822 |
| Acres of potatoes | 144 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 66 |
| BAR AC | 91 |
| BAR BU | 1,400 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,400 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 122 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,953 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 563 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 16,094 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 478 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,966 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 965 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,866 |
| BWT BU | 2,953 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 76 |
| CRN BU | 563 |
| HAY AC | 2,363 |
| HAY TONS | 2,611 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 471 |
| Number of chickens | 2,113 |
| Number of ducks | 28 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 143 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 33 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 60 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 240 |
| Number of milk cows | 611 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 151 |
| Number of other cattle | 499 |
| Number of other fowl | 9 |
| Number of oxen | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 66 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 8 |
| Number of sheep | 663 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 577 |
| Number of swine | 171 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 480 |
| Number of turkeys | 11 |
| OAT AC | 822 |
| OAT BU | 16,094 |
| PEA BU | 478 |
| POT AC | 144 |
| POT BU | 19,966 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,617 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,249 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 49,080 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,611 |
| WHT AC | 66 |
| WHT SP BU | 965 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 34 |
| A 11 50 | 36 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 66 |
| BEN BU | 122 |
| BUTTER LB | 49,080 |
| CATTLE KS | 471 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,617 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 281 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 347 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 628 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,249 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 60 |
| DUCKS | 28 |
| FAMILIES | 161 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FRN CA | 513 |
| GEESE | 33 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,113 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 240 |
| HOUSES | 158 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 32 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 156 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 57 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 29 |
| HOUSES W | 157 |
| INF 11 A | 8 |
| MD FEM | 154 |
| MD MALE | 154 |
| MD TOT | 308 |
| MILK COWS | 611 |
| NAME CD | Richmond and Wolfe |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 143 |
| OC TOT | 151 |
| OTHER FOWL | 9 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 499 |
| OTHERS | 454 |
| SHEEP | 663 |
| SHEEP KS | 577 |
| SILOS | 76 |
| SUP AM | 7,704 |
| SUP FOR | 7,764 |
| SUP JV | 11 |
| SUP PAT | 3,979 |
| SUP SC | 3,714 |
| SUP TOT | 15,468 |
| SWINE | 171 |
| SWINE KS | 480 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 160 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 2,866 |
| TURKEY | 11 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 15 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 31 |
| WORKING OX | 15 |
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: 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 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/.