Colborne, Ontario (1901 census)
Colborne was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,866. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261141. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.764°N, 81.640°W.
Population
In 1901, Colborne had a population of 1,866: 971 male and 895 female residents. Population density was 30.8 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 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 | 421 |
| Number of females | 895 |
| Number of males | 971 |
| Number of married females | 346 |
| Number of married males | 348 |
| Number of single females | 501 |
| Number of single males | 597 |
| Number of widowed females | 48 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| POP F | 895 |
| POP M | 971 |
| POP TOT | 1,866 |
| Total population | 1,866 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 419 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 36,834 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 36,834 |
| FAMILIES | 421 |
| HOUSES | 419 |
| MARRIED F | 346 |
| MARRIED M | 348 |
| SINGLE F | 501 |
| SINGLE M | 597 |
| WIDOWED F | 48 |
| WIDOWED M | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON075003— 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 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, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/colborne-on075003-1901/.