Colborne, Ontario (1911 census)
Colborne was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,602. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261141. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.764°N, 81.640°W.
Population
In 1911, Colborne had a population of 1,602: 833 male and 769 female residents. Population density was 27.8 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Colborne shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 36,834 area in acres, 1,602 total population, 833 males in the population, 769 females in the population, 486 single (never-married) males, 408 single (never-married) females, 382 families, 324 married males, 319 married females, 57.55 area in square miles, 42 widowed females, 27.84 population per square mile, 23 widowed males. 1,866 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 690 persons of British origin (English), 405 persons of British origin (Irish), 343 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 156 persons of German origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 756 Methodists, 524 Presbyterians, 128 Anglicans (Church of England), 72 Roman Catholics, 50 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 34 Baptists, 9 Lutherans, 7 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Brethren. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 382 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON083002— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/colborne-on083002-1911/.