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 density was 40.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 921 |
| 1861 | 1,868 |
| 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 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 437 |
| Number of females | 1,133 |
| Number of males | 1,296 |
| Number of married females | 374 |
| Number of married males | 377 |
| Number of married persons | 751 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| Total population | 2,429 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 728 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 911 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,639 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 432 |
| Number of occupied houses | 432 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 17,287 |
| BWT BU | 100 |
| CRN BU | 380 |
| HAY AC | 3,399 |
| HAY TONS | 3,588 |
| OAT BU | 52,439 |
| PEA BU | 21,420 |
| POT AC | 222 |
| POT BU | 21,231 |
| RYE BU | 19 |
| Total area (acres) | 35,460 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,868 |
| WHT WTR BU | 8,588 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,497 |
| AREA | 35,460 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 80 |
| CD | 26 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 437 |
| FEMALE | 1,133 |
| GRA BU | 145 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 432 |
| INHABITED | 432 |
| MALE | 1,296 |
| MARRIED F | 374 |
| MARRIED M | 377 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 751 |
| POPULATION | 2,429 |
| ROOT BU | 11,366 |
| SINGLE F | 728 |
| SINGLE M | 911 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,639 |
| TUR BU | 44,183 |
| UNINHABITED | 8 |
| WIDOWED F | 31 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 39 |
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/.