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 26.4 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Colborne shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,866 |
| POP F | 769 |
| POP M | 833 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 27.84 |
| POP TOT | 1,602 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 128 |
| AREA ACRES | 36,834 |
| AREA SQ MI | 57.55 |
| BAPTISTS | 34 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 690 |
| BRIT IRISH | 405 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 343 |
| DWELLINGS | 382 |
| F MARRIED | 319 |
| F SINGLE | 408 |
| F WIDOWED | 42 |
| FAMILIES | 382 |
| GERMAN | 156 |
| LUTHERANS | 9 |
| M MARRIED | 324 |
| M SINGLE | 486 |
| M WIDOWED | 23 |
| METHODISTS | 756 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 524 |
| PROTESTANTS | 50 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 72 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 7 |
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/.