Colborne, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Colborne, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 999. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.008°N, 77.885°W.
Population
In 1911, Colborne, VL had a population of 999: 472 male and 527 female residents. Population density was 598.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Colborne, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,070 area in acres, 999 total population, 598.20 population per square mile, 527 females in the population, 472 males in the population, 283 families, 234 single (never-married) females, 230 married females, 228 married males, 213 single (never-married) males, 35 widowed females, 28 females with marital status not given, 18 males with marital status not given, 12 widowed males, 1.67 area in square miles, 1 divorced males. 1,017 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 680 persons of British origin (English), 143 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 97 persons of British origin (Irish), 30 persons of Dutch origin, 22 persons of German origin, 20 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Chinese origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 439 Methodists, 217 Anglicans (Church of England), 189 Presbyterians, 128 Baptists, 11 Roman Catholics, 7 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 6 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 6 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 264 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON101008— 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 1911 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, VL, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/colborne-vl-on101008-1911/.