Colborne, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Colborne was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 853. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3365802. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.766°N, 66.271°W.
Population
In 1871, Colborne had a population of 853: 449 male and 404 female residents. Population density was 2.8 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1861 (1.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Colborne shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 147 |
| Number of females | 404 |
| Number of males | 449 |
| Number of married females | 125 |
| Number of married males | 125 |
| Number of married persons | 250 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| Total population | 853 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 266 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 316 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 582 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 133 |
| Number of occupied houses | 135 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 562 |
| BWT BU | 1,459 |
| HAY AC | 951 |
| HAY TONS | 834 |
| OAT BU | 14,936 |
| PEA BU | 108 |
| POT AC | 253 |
| POT BU | 36,430 |
| RYE BU | 37 |
| Total area (acres) | 187,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 755 |
| WHT WTR BU | 10 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 77 |
| AREA | 187,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| CD | 182 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 147 |
| FEMALE | 404 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 135 |
| INHABITED | 133 |
| MALE | 449 |
| MARRIED F | 125 |
| MARRIED M | 125 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 250 |
| POPULATION | 853 |
| ROOT BU | 18 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 266 |
| SINGLE M | 316 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 582 |
| TUR BU | 1,329 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 13 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB182004— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/colborne-nb182004-1871/.