Colborne, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Colborne, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,068. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.008°N, 77.885°W.
Population
In 1891, Colborne, Village had a population of 1,068: 514 male and 554 female residents. Population density was 1064.7 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Colborne, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 229 |
| Number of families | 229 |
| Number of females | 554 |
| Number of males | 514 |
| Number of married females | 188 |
| Number of married males | 185 |
| Number of married persons | 373 |
| Number of widowed females | 51 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 68 |
| POP F | 554 |
| POP M | 514 |
| POP TOT | 1,068 |
| Total population | 1,068 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 315 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 312 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 627 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,065 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 228 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 55 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 172 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 6 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 214 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 146 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 228 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 65 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 330 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 254 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 140 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 781 |
| Acres of hay crops | 259 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,365 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,505 |
| Acres of oats | 111 |
| Acres of potatoes | 39 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 69 |
| BAR AC | 65 |
| BAR BU | 1,053 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,053 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,303 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,880 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,245 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 505 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,329 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 230 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 661 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,550 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 310 |
| BWT BU | 3,303 |
| CRN BU | 1,880 |
| HAY AC | 259 |
| HAY TONS | 402 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 138 |
| Number of chickens | 1,580 |
| Number of ducks | 29 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 135 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 91 |
| Number of geese | 5 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 66 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 212 |
| Number of milk cows | 145 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 226 |
| Number of other cattle | 92 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 201 |
| Number of sheep | 15 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 13 |
| Number of swine | 156 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 221 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 111 |
| OAT BU | 2,245 |
| PEA BU | 505 |
| POT AC | 39 |
| POT BU | 3,329 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 80 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,740 |
| RYE BU | 230 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 402 |
| WHT AC | 69 |
| WHT FALL BU | 310 |
| WHT SP BU | 661 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 10 |
| BEN BU | 33 |
| BUTTER LB | 10,740 |
| CATTLE KS | 138 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 315 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 312 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 627 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 20 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 66 |
| DUCKS | 29 |
| FAMILIES | 229 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 80 |
| FRN CA | 3 |
| GEESE | 5 |
| GRA BU | 15 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,580 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 212 |
| HOUSES | 228 |
| HOUSES B | 55 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 27 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 146 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 214 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 19 |
| HOUSES W | 172 |
| INF 11 A | 201 |
| MD FEM | 188 |
| MD MALE | 185 |
| MD TOT | 373 |
| MILK COWS | 145 |
| NAME CD | Northumberland, East-Est |
| OC F | 91 |
| OC P | 135 |
| OC TOT | 226 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 92 |
| OTHERS | 1,065 |
| SHEEP | 15 |
| SHEEP KS | 13 |
| SUP AM | 1,365 |
| SUP FOR | 140 |
| SUP JV | 330 |
| SUP PAT | 254 |
| SUP SC | 781 |
| SUP TOT | 1,505 |
| SWINE | 156 |
| SWINE KS | 221 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 228 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 3,550 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| WID FEM | 51 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 68 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON099004— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/colborne-village-on099004-1891/.