Colborne, New Brunswick (1901 census)
Colborne was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,072. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365802. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.766°N, 66.271°W.
Population
In 1901, Colborne had a population of 1,072: 536 male and 536 female residents. Population density was 3.5 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Colborne shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 195 |
| Number of females | 536 |
| Number of males | 536 |
| Number of married females | 174 |
| Number of married males | 175 |
| Number of single females | 344 |
| Number of single males | 354 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| POP F | 536 |
| POP M | 536 |
| POP TOT | 1,072 |
| Total population | 1,072 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 189 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 187,392 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 187,392 |
| FAMILIES | 195 |
| HOUSES | 189 |
| MARRIED F | 174 |
| MARRIED M | 175 |
| SINGLE F | 344 |
| SINGLE M | 354 |
| WIDOWED F | 18 |
| WIDOWED M | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB020003— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/colborne-nb020003-1901/.