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 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 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 901 total population, 464 females, 437 males, 286 married persons, 157 families, 143 married females, 143 married males, 19 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 5.70 average size of families, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 596 single persons under 18, 304 single females under 18, 292 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 575 persons who are not French Canadian, 326 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 150 occupied houses, 136 houses, 136 houses built of wood, 127 houses of 1 story, 50 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 23 houses of 5 rooms, 22 houses of 4 rooms, 17 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 14 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 9 houses of 2 stories, 9 houses under construction, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 5 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 31,094 bushels of potatoes, 25,470 pounds of homemade butter, 18,542 bushels of oats, 14,778 acres of land in farms, 10,465 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,313 acres of improved land in farms, 3,350 acres of farmland under crops, 3,260 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,914 chickens, 1,276 tons of hay, 1,230 bushels of turnips, 1,035 bushels of buckwheat, 999 acres of hay crops, 936 acres of farmland in pasture, 930 acres of oats, 809 sheep, 770 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 638 bushels of spring wheat, 425 sheep slaughtered or sold, 373 milk cows, 254 other cattle, 171 horses aged over 3 years, 169 swine slaughtered or sold, 158 acres of potatoes, 148 swine, 140 geese, 120 occupants of farms, 116 farm occupants who own their land, 111 cattle killed or sold, 72 bushels of barley, 63 bushels of peas, 61 acres of wheat, 47 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 39 horses aged 3 years and under, 36 ducks, 30 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 27 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 25 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 14 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 acres of turnips, 6 acres of barley, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 turkeys, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.