Colborne, Ontario (1881 census)
Colborne was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,663. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261141. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.764°N, 81.640°W.
Population
In 1881, Colborne had a population of 2,663: 1,404 male and 1,259 female residents. Population density was 44.0 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Colborne shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 485 |
| Number of families | 485 |
| Number of females | 1,259 |
| Number of males | 1,404 |
| Number of married females | 407 |
| Number of married males | 410 |
| Number of married persons | 817 |
| Number of widowed females | 49 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 72 |
| POP TOT | 2,663 |
| Total population | 2,663 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 803 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 971 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,774 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 477 |
| Number of occupied houses | 482 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,164 |
| Acres of potatoes | 253 |
| Acres of wheat | 7,540 |
| BAR BU | 11,718 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 11,718 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 278 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 292 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,159 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 93,759 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 28,400 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 20,093 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 32,165 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 18,835 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 65,313 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 86,170 |
| BWT BU | 278 |
| CRN BU | 3,159 |
| HAY AC | 4,164 |
| HAY TONS | 5,142 |
| OAT BU | 93,759 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 20,093 |
| POT AC | 253 |
| POT BU | 32,165 |
| RYE BU | 150 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,142 |
| WHT AC | 7,540 |
| WHT SP BU | 18,835 |
| WHT WTR BU | 86,170 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 803 |
| C UNMD M | 971 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,774 |
| D OCC | 482 |
| FEMALE | 1,259 |
| GRA BU | 292 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 477 |
| H UNINH | 27 |
| MALE | 1,404 |
| MD F | 407 |
| MD M | 410 |
| MD TOT | 817 |
| NUMBER CD | 174 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 28,400 |
| SHAN | 5 |
| TUR BU | 65,313 |
| WID F | 49 |
| WID M | 23 |
| WID TOT | 72 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON174003— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/colborne-on174003-1881/.