Colborne, New Brunswick (1891 census)
Colborne was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 901. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365802. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.766°N, 66.271°W.
Population
In 1891, Colborne had a population of 901: 437 male and 464 female residents. Population density was 2.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 853 |
| 1881 | 890 |
| 1891 | 901 |
| 1901 | 1,072 |
| 1911 | 1,299 |
| 1921 | 1,366 |
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, Colborne shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 157 |
| Number of families | 157 |
| Number of females | 464 |
| Number of males | 437 |
| Number of married females | 143 |
| Number of married males | 143 |
| Number of married persons | 286 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| POP F | 464 |
| POP M | 437 |
| POP TOT | 901 |
| Total population | 901 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 304 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 292 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 596 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 326 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 575 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 14 |
| Number of houses | 136 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 136 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 127 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 9 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of occupied houses | 150 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 27 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 936 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,465 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,350 |
| Acres of hay crops | 999 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,313 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,778 |
| Acres of oats | 930 |
| Acres of potatoes | 158 |
| Acres of turnips | 10 |
| Acres of wheat | 61 |
| BAR AC | 6 |
| BAR BU | 72 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,035 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,542 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 31,094 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 638 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,230 |
| BWT BU | 1,035 |
| HAY AC | 999 |
| HAY TONS | 1,276 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 111 |
| Number of chickens | 1,914 |
| Number of ducks | 36 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 116 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 140 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 39 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 171 |
| Number of milk cows | 373 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 120 |
| Number of other cattle | 254 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 809 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 425 |
| Number of swine | 148 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 169 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 930 |
| OAT BU | 18,542 |
| PEA BU | 63 |
| POT AC | 158 |
| POT BU | 31,094 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 770 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,260 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 25,470 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,276 |
| WHT AC | 61 |
| WHT SP BU | 638 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 30 |
| A 11 50 | 25 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 47 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 25,470 |
| CATTLE KS | 111 |
| CHEESE LB | 770 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 304 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 292 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 596 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,260 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 39 |
| DUCKS | 36 |
| FAMILIES | 157 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FRN CA | 326 |
| GEESE | 140 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,914 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 171 |
| HOUSES | 136 |
| HOUSES CON | 9 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 22 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 127 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 50 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 9 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 136 |
| INF 11 A | 4 |
| MD FEM | 143 |
| MD MALE | 143 |
| MD TOT | 286 |
| MILK COWS | 373 |
| NAME CD | Restigouche |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 116 |
| OC TOT | 120 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 254 |
| OTHERS | 575 |
| SHEEP | 809 |
| SHEEP KS | 425 |
| SUP AM | 4,313 |
| SUP FOR | 10,465 |
| SUP JV | 27 |
| SUP PAT | 936 |
| SUP SC | 3,350 |
| SUP TOT | 14,778 |
| SWINE | 148 |
| SWINE KS | 169 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 150 |
| TUR AC | 10 |
| TUR BU | 1,230 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 14 |
| WID FEM | 17 |
| WID MALE | 2 |
| WID TOT | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB019002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB031003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3365802
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colborne_Parish,_New_Brunswick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paroisse_de_Colborne
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). "Colborne, New Brunswick (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/colborne-nb019002-1891/.