Colborne, Ontario (1871 census)
Colborne was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,429. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261141. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.764°N, 81.640°W.
Population
In 1871, Colborne had a population of 2,429: 1,296 male and 1,133 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,429 |
| 1881 | 2,663 |
| 1891 | 2,215 |
| 1901 | 1,866 |
| 1911 | 1,602 |
| 1921 | 1,346 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Colborne shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,429 total population, 1,296 males, 1,133 females, 751 married persons, 437 families, 377 married males, 374 married females, 39 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,639 single persons under 18, 911 single males under 18, 728 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 432 inhabited houses, 432 occupied houses, 8 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 35,460 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON026001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261141
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, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/colborne-on026001-1871/.