Colborne, Ontario (1891 census)
Colborne was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,215. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261141. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.764°N, 81.640°W.
Population
In 1891, Colborne had a population of 2,215: 1,139 male and 1,076 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Colborne shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,215 total population, 1,139 males, 1,076 females, 730 married persons, 448 families, 365 married females, 365 married males, 72 widowed persons, 52 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,413 single persons under 18, 754 single males under 18, 659 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,214 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 442 houses, 442 occupied houses, 408 houses of 1 story, 386 houses built of wood, 244 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 68 houses of 5 rooms, 52 houses of 4 rooms, 45 houses built of brick, 32 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 31 houses of 2 stories, 30 houses of 3 rooms, 19 uninhabited houses, 12 houses of 2 rooms, 11 houses built of stone, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 121,481 bushels of oats, 89,460 pounds of homemade butter, 87,775 bushels of turnips, 47,989 bushels of winter wheat, 31,741 bushels of peas, 31,704 acres of land in farms, 27,361 acres of improved land in farms, 23,939 bushels of potatoes, 19,959 acres of farmland under crops, 18,653 bushels of barley, 13,210 chickens, 9,529 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 8,670 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 8,281 tons of hay, 6,508 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,515 acres of hay crops, 5,344 bushels of spring wheat, 4,409 acres of oats, 4,343 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,671 other cattle, 2,663 acres of wheat, 2,333 bushels of corn, 2,178 sheep, 2,068 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,668 swine, 1,557 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,479 cattle killed or sold, 1,213 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,184 milk cows, 911 horses aged over 3 years, 771 acres of barley, 551 horses aged 3 years and under, 403 occupants of farms, 398 geese, 336 farm occupants who own their land, 310 bushels of rye, 242 acres of turnips, 234 acres of potatoes, 211 ducks, 200 bushels of buckwheat, 189 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 166 turkeys, 139 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 100, 97 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 76 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 72 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 67 farm occupants who rent their land, 35 bushels of beans, 19 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 18 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON078003— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/colborne-on078003-1891/.