Colborno, Ontario (1851 census)
Colborno was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 921. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.764°N, 81.640°W.
Population
In 1851, Colborno had a population of 921: 487 male and 434 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 921 |
| 1861 | 1,868 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Colborno shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 123 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 921 total population, 487 males, Male members of the family who are present: 454, 434 females, Female members of the family who are present: 416, 325 single males, 283 single females, 156 married males, 144 married females, 138 families, 45 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 33, 33 males attending school, 20 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 18, 18 male births, 7 widowed females, 6 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 3, Female members of the family who are absent: 2. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 101 males aged 5 to 10, 78 females aged 5 to 10, 67 single males aged 10 to 15, 63 married females aged 20 to 30, 56 single females aged 10 to 15, 50 married males aged 20 to 30, 41 single males aged 15 to 20, 37 married males aged 30 to 40, 37 single females aged 15 to 20, 34 married males aged 40 to 50, 28 married females aged 40 to 50, 27 married females aged 30 to 40, 26 married males aged 50 to 60, 23 females under age 1, 22 females aged 1 to 2, 21 males under age 1, 20 females aged 4 to 5, 20 males aged 2 to 3, 20 single males aged 20 to 30, 19 females aged 2 to 3, 18 males aged 4 to 5, 16 males aged 1 to 2, 15 married females aged 50 to 60, 14 females age 3 to 4, 14 males aged 3 to 4, 12 single females aged 20 to 30, 6 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 married males aged 60 to 70, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 single males aged 30 to 40, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 480 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 140 persons originating in Ireland, 124 persons originating in England or Wales, 114 persons originating in Scotland, 24 persons originating in the United States, 12 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 10 persons originating in all other places, 10 persons originating in New Brunswick, 4 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 15,539 acres of land in farms, 12,419 bushels of oats, 12,170 pounds of homemade butter, 11,910 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,032 bushels of wheat, 6,880 pounds of maple sugar, 3,629 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,460 bushels of peas, 2,429 bushels of potatoes, 2,340 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,855 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,741 acres of farmland under crops, 1,430 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 890 bushels of barley, 857 sheep, 809 acres of wheat, 668 swine, 633 tons of hay, 580 bushels of turnips, 541 acres of oats, 454 bulls, oxen, or steers, 358 calves and heifers, 349 bushels of rye, 334 milk cows, 234 barrels of pork, 176 acres of peas, 170 bushels of corn, 155 occupants of farms, 119 horses, 104 barrels of beef, 84 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 79 bushels of buckwheat, 75 acres of potatoes, 60 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 45 acres of barley, 33 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 31 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 29 acres of rye, 20 bushels of carrots, 17 gallons of cider, 15 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 acres of corn, 8 acres of turnips, 8 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 acres of buckwheat. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1,984 yards of flannel, 245 yards of fulled cloth. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON016011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON079004— 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 1851 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). "Colborno, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/colborno-on016011-1851/.