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 density was 36.6 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Colborne shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 448 |
| Number of families | 448 |
| Number of females | 1,076 |
| Number of males | 1,139 |
| Number of married females | 365 |
| Number of married males | 365 |
| Number of married persons | 730 |
| Number of widowed females | 52 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 72 |
| POP F | 1,076 |
| POP M | 1,139 |
| POP TOT | 2,215 |
| Total population | 2,215 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 659 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 754 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,413 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,214 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 442 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 45 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 11 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 386 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 408 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 31 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 244 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 442 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 771 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,508 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,343 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 19,959 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,515 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 27,361 |
| Acres of land in farms | 31,704 |
| Acres of oats | 4,409 |
| Acres of potatoes | 234 |
| Acres of turnips | 242 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,663 |
| BAR AC | 771 |
| BAR BU | 18,653 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 18,653 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 200 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 189 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,333 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 121,481 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 31,741 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 23,939 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 310 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,344 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 87,775 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 47,989 |
| BWT BU | 200 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 100 |
| CRN BU | 2,333 |
| HAY AC | 5,515 |
| HAY TONS | 8,281 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,479 |
| Number of chickens | 13,210 |
| Number of ducks | 211 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 336 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 67 |
| Number of geese | 398 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 551 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 911 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,184 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 403 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,671 |
| Number of other fowl | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 76 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 72 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 139 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 97 |
| Number of sheep | 2,178 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,557 |
| Number of swine | 1,668 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,068 |
| Number of turkeys | 166 |
| OAT AC | 4,409 |
| OAT BU | 121,481 |
| PEA BU | 31,741 |
| POT AC | 234 |
| POT BU | 23,939 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 8,670 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 9,529 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,213 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 89,460 |
| RYE BU | 310 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,281 |
| WHT AC | 2,663 |
| WHT FALL BU | 47,989 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,344 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 76 |
| A 11 50 | 72 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 139 |
| BEN BU | 35 |
| BUTTER LB | 89,460 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,479 |
| CHEESE LB | 8,670 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 659 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 754 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,413 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 9,529 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 551 |
| DUCKS | 211 |
| FAMILIES | 448 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,213 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 398 |
| GRA BU | 189 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 13,210 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 911 |
| HOUSES | 442 |
| HOUSES B | 45 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 32 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 68 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 52 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 408 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 11 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 244 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 31 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 19 |
| HOUSES W | 386 |
| INF 11 A | 97 |
| MD FEM | 365 |
| MD MALE | 365 |
| MD TOT | 730 |
| MILK COWS | 1,184 |
| NAME CD | Huron, West—Ouest |
| OC F | 67 |
| OC P | 336 |
| OC TOT | 403 |
| OTHER FOWL | 18 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,671 |
| OTHERS | 2,214 |
| SHEEP | 2,178 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,557 |
| SILOS | 100 |
| SUP AM | 27,361 |
| SUP FOR | 4,343 |
| SUP PAT | 6,508 |
| SUP SC | 19,959 |
| SUP TOT | 31,704 |
| SWINE | 1,668 |
| SWINE KS | 2,068 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 442 |
| TUR AC | 242 |
| TUR BU | 87,775 |
| TURKEY | 166 |
| WID FEM | 52 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 72 |
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/.