Colborne, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Colborne, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,079. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.008°N, 77.885°W.
Population
In 1881, Colborne, Village had a population of 1,079: 508 male and 571 female residents. Population density was 1075.7 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Colborne, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 229 |
| Number of families | 229 |
| Number of females | 571 |
| Number of males | 508 |
| Number of married females | 194 |
| Number of married males | 192 |
| Number of married persons | 386 |
| Number of widowed females | 47 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| POP TOT | 1,079 |
| Total population | 1,079 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 330 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 302 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 632 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 223 |
| Number of occupied houses | 223 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 265 |
| Acres of potatoes | 39 |
| Acres of wheat | 109 |
| BAR BU | 2,416 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,416 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 798 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,013 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,895 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,532 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,077 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,281 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 673 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,254 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 40 |
| BWT BU | 798 |
| CRN BU | 1,013 |
| HAY AC | 265 |
| HAY TONS | 315 |
| OAT BU | 2,895 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,077 |
| POT AC | 39 |
| POT BU | 5,281 |
| RYE BU | 120 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 315 |
| WHT AC | 109 |
| WHT SP BU | 673 |
| WHT WTR BU | 40 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 330 |
| C UNMD M | 302 |
| C UNMD TOT | 632 |
| D OCC | 223 |
| FEMALE | 571 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 223 |
| H UNINH | 25 |
| MALE | 508 |
| MD F | 194 |
| MD M | 192 |
| MD TOT | 386 |
| NUMBER CD | 123 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,532 |
| TUR BU | 3,254 |
| WID F | 47 |
| WID M | 14 |
| WID TOT | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON123002— 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 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, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/colborne-village-on123002-1881/.