Colborne, Ontario (1921 census)
Colborne was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,346. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261141. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.764°N, 81.640°W.
Population
In 1921, Colborne had a population of 1,346: 686 male and 660 female residents. Population density was 22.2 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Colborne shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 660 |
| POP M | 686 |
| POP TOT | 1,346 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 63 |
| BAPTISTS | 15 |
| BRETHREN | 9 |
| BRIT BORN F | 33 |
| BRIT BORN M | 48 |
| BRIT ENG | 732 |
| BRIT IRISH | 244 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 272 |
| CAN BORN F | 619 |
| CAN BORN M | 633 |
| EUR DUTCH | 12 |
| EUR FRENCH | 4 |
| EUR GERMAN | 77 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 8 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 5 |
| LUTHERANS | 14 |
| METHODISTS | 713 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 487 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 40 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON119002— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/colborne-on119002-1921/.