Colborno, Ontario (1861 census)
Colborno was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,868. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.764°N, 81.640°W.
Population
In 1861, Colborno had a population of 1,868: 1,005 male and 863 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 1861
In the 1861 census, Colborno shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 150 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,868 total population, 1,005 males, Male members of the family who are present: 910, 863 females, Female members of the family who are present: 810, 688 single males, 546 single females, 295 married males, 293 married females, 220 males attending school, 206 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 95, Females present who are not members of the family: 53, 50 female births, 40 male births, 24 widowed females, 22 widowed males, 11 adult males unable to read or write, 3 adult females unable to read or write, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 126 single males aged 10 to 15, 120 single males aged 15 to 20, 115 females aged 5 to 10, 114 single males aged 20 to 30, 110 males aged 5 to 10, 109 single females aged 10 to 15, 107 single females aged 15 to 20, 98 married males aged 30 to 40, 97 married females aged 30 to 40, 90 married females aged 20 to 30, 74 married males aged 40 to 50, 48 married females aged 40 to 50, 47 married males aged 20 to 30, 43 married males aged 50 to 60, 37 females aged 1 to 2, 37 males aged 3 to 4, 36 males aged 4 to 5, 35 males aged 1 to 2, 35 married females aged 50 to 60, 35 single females aged 20 to 30, 32 males aged 2 to 3, 30 females age 3 to 4, 30 females aged 2 to 3, 27 married males aged 60 to 70, 25 females aged 4 to 5, 20 married females aged 60 to 70, 20 single males aged 40 to 50, 13 single males aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,105 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 217 persons originating in Ireland, 213 persons originating in England or Wales, 194 persons originating in Scotland, 61 persons originating in New Brunswick, 41 persons originating in the United States, 17 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 16 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 3 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 persons originating in Switzerland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $579,940 value farms (dollars), $60,293 value all livestock, 59,460 bushels of turnips, 53,170 bushels of spring wheat, 33,537 pounds of homemade butter, 32,979 bushels of oats, $31,939 value horses aged over 3 years, 30,662 bushels of potatoes, 22,103 acres of land in farms, $18,469 value farm implements in dollars, 16,820 bushels of peas, 13,901 pounds of maple sugar, 13,587 bushels of winter wheat, 13,132 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,971 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,898 acres of farmland under crops, 4,201 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,397 acres of spring wheat, 2,170 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,970 acres of farmland in pasture, $1,500 value garden and orchard crops, 1,308 sheep, 1,237 tons of hay, 1,231 swine, 1,200 bushels of carrots, 1,029 acres of oats, 1,027 bushels of barley, 1,004 barrels of pork, 994 calves and heifers, 698 acres of peas, 688 milk cows, 492 acres of winter wheat, 331 horses aged over 3 years, 310 bulls, oxen, or steers, 248 occupants of farms, 219 acres of turnips, 207 acres of potatoes, 195 bushels of buckwheat, 170 pounds of flax or hemp, 154 barrels of beef, 137 bushels of corn, 131 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 103 acres of farmland in gardens, 101 horses aged 3 years and under, 64 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 40 acres of barley, 32 gallons of cider, 28 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 26 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 25 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 20 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 10 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 pounds of hops, 6 acres of corn, 5 acres of buckwheat, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $2,736 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,650 yards of flannel, 552 yards of fulled cloth, 37 carriages for pleasure, 20 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, 4 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON079004— 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 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). "Colborno, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/colborno-on079004-1861/.