Colborne, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Colborne, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 823. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.008°N, 77.885°W.
Population
In 1871, Colborne, Village had a population of 823: 402 male and 421 female residents. Population density was 820.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 806 |
| 1871 | 823 |
| 1881 | 1,079 |
| 1891 | 1,068 |
| 1901 | 1,017 |
| 1911 | 999 |
| 1921 | 932 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Colborne, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 167 |
| Number of females | 421 |
| Number of males | 402 |
| Number of married females | 150 |
| Number of married males | 148 |
| Number of married persons | 298 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| Total population | 823 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 242 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 247 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 489 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 158 |
| Number of occupied houses | 158 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 450 |
| BWT BU | 601 |
| CRN BU | 336 |
| HAY AC | 262 |
| HAY TONS | 347 |
| OAT BU | 1,547 |
| PEA BU | 716 |
| POT AC | 23 |
| POT BU | 3,858 |
| RYE BU | 100 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,232 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,275 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 124 |
| AREA | 1,232 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 45 |
| CD | 55 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 167 |
| FEMALE | 421 |
| GRA BU | 24 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 158 |
| INHABITED | 158 |
| MALE | 402 |
| MARRIED F | 150 |
| MARRIED M | 148 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 298 |
| POPULATION | 823 |
| ROOT BU | 741 |
| SINGLE F | 242 |
| SINGLE M | 247 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 489 |
| TUR BU | 2,085 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 29 |
| WIDOWED M | 7 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON055002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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, Village, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/colborne-village-on055002-1871/.