Colborne, Village, Ontario (1861 census)
Colborne, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 806. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.008°N, 77.885°W.
Population
In 1861, Colborne, Village had a population of 806: 401 male and 405 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 806 |
| 1871 | 823 |
| 1881 | 1,079 |
| 1891 | 1,068 |
| 1901 | 1,017 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Cramahe, 1851 (1.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Colborne, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 138 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 806 total population, 405 females, 401 males, Female members of the family who are present: 334, Male members of the family who are present: 330, 288 single males, 278 single females, 126 females attending school, 119 married females, 112 males attending school, 110 married males, Females present who are not members of the family: 71, Males present who are not members of the family: 71, 21 male births, 11 female births, 8 adult males unable to read or write, 8 widowed females, 7 adult females unable to read or write, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 65 females aged 5 to 10, 60 males aged 5 to 10, 60 single females aged 10 to 15, 49 single females aged 15 to 20, 47 married females aged 20 to 30, 45 married males aged 30 to 40, 44 married females aged 30 to 40, 43 single males aged 10 to 15, 40 single males aged 15 to 20, 40 single males aged 20 to 30, 30 married males aged 20 to 30, 20 females aged 1 to 2, 20 males aged 1 to 2, 20 married males aged 40 to 50, 19 females aged 2 to 3, 19 single females aged 20 to 30, 15 females age 3 to 4, 15 females aged 4 to 5, 15 males aged 2 to 3, 15 males aged 3 to 4, 15 males aged 4 to 5, 14 married females aged 40 to 50, 10 married males aged 50 to 60, 9 married females aged 50 to 60, 9 single males aged 30 to 40, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 married males aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 585 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 69 persons originating in England or Wales, 53 persons originating in Ireland, 51 persons originating in the United States, 32 persons originating in Scotland, 9 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 3 male negroes or coloured persons, 3 negroes or coloured persons, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 French Canadians, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $43,870 value farms (dollars), $10,347 value all livestock, $6,075 value horses aged over 3 years, 2,406 pounds of homemade butter, 2,389 bushels of spring wheat, 1,650 bushels of oats, 1,380 bushels of turnips, 1,130 gallons of cider, 1,090 bushels of potatoes, 1,075 bushels of peas, $1,071 value farm implements in dollars, 926 acres of land in farms, 756 acres of farmland under cultivation, 595 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 540 bushels of carrots, 497 acres of farmland under crops, 410 bushels of corn, $405 value garden and orchard crops, 309 pounds of wool produced on farms, 221 acres of farmland in pasture, 200 pounds of maple sugar, 170 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 170 bushels of barley, 144 bushels of rye, 144 milk cows, 142 acres of spring wheat, 135 swine, 107 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 105 horses aged over 3 years, 90 bushels of buckwheat, 89 tons of hay, 72 acres of oats, 58 acres of peas, 38 acres of farmland in gardens, 36 calves and heifers, 29 sheep, 25 barrels of pork, 13 horses aged 3 years and under, 12 acres of corn, 12 acres of rye, 12 occupants of farms, 9 acres of potatoes, 7 acres of barley, 7 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 5 acres of turnips, 4 acres of buckwheat, 4 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 3 barrels of beef, 3 bulls, oxen, or steers, 2 bushels of beans, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $3,365 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), $430 value carriages for hire (dollars), 85 carriages for pleasure, 40 yards of flannel, 14 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, 2 total number of deaths. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON088005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON095004— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/colborne-village-on088005-1861/.