Colchester N, Ontario (1891 census)
Colchester N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,720. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.133°N, 82.895°W.
Population
In 1891, Colchester N had a population of 1,720: 925 male and 795 female residents. Population density was 32.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,090 |
| 1891 | 1,720 |
| 1901 | 2,145 |
| 1911 | 1,892 |
| 1921 | 1,729 |
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, Colchester N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 336 |
| Number of families | 336 |
| Number of females | 795 |
| Number of males | 925 |
| Number of married females | 302 |
| Number of married males | 305 |
| Number of married persons | 607 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 50 |
| POP F | 795 |
| POP M | 925 |
| POP TOT | 1,720 |
| Total population | 1,720 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 464 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 599 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,063 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 379 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,341 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 24 |
| Number of houses | 311 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 310 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 51 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 260 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 81 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 77 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 335 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 215 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 274 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 845 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,684 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,291 |
| Acres of hay crops | 880 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,410 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,094 |
| Acres of oats | 1,096 |
| Acres of potatoes | 65 |
| Acres of turnips | 16 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,185 |
| BAR AC | 215 |
| BAR BU | 2,968 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,968 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 249 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 326 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 66,615 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 27,074 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,945 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,809 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 76 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 344 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,179 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 13,805 |
| BWT BU | 326 |
| CRN BU | 66,615 |
| HAY AC | 880 |
| HAY TONS | 1,335 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 416 |
| Number of chickens | 5,089 |
| Number of ducks | 103 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 267 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 40 |
| Number of geese | 437 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 155 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 481 |
| Number of milk cows | 579 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 308 |
| Number of other cattle | 886 |
| Number of other fowl | 32 |
| Number of oxen | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 120 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 63 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 96 |
| Number of sheep | 310 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 173 |
| Number of swine | 1,911 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,931 |
| Number of turkeys | 102 |
| OAT AC | 1,096 |
| OAT BU | 27,074 |
| PEA BU | 1,945 |
| POT AC | 65 |
| POT BU | 3,809 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,284 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 143 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 67,835 |
| RYE BU | 76 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,335 |
| WHT AC | 1,185 |
| WHT FALL BU | 13,805 |
| WHT SP BU | 344 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 17 |
| A 11 50 | 120 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 63 |
| BEN BU | 249 |
| BUTTER LB | 67,835 |
| CATTLE KS | 416 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 464 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 599 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,063 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,284 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 155 |
| DUCKS | 103 |
| FAMILIES | 336 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 143 |
| FRN CA | 379 |
| GEESE | 437 |
| GRA BU | 53 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,089 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 481 |
| HOUSES | 311 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 39 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 63 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 51 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 77 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 81 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 41 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 260 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 310 |
| INF 11 A | 96 |
| MD FEM | 302 |
| MD MALE | 305 |
| MD TOT | 607 |
| MILK COWS | 579 |
| NAME CD | Essex, South—Sud |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 40 |
| OC P | 267 |
| OC TOT | 308 |
| OTHER FOWL | 32 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 886 |
| OTHERS | 1,341 |
| SHEEP | 310 |
| SHEEP KS | 173 |
| SUP AM | 7,410 |
| SUP FOR | 8,684 |
| SUP JV | 274 |
| SUP PAT | 845 |
| SUP SC | 6,291 |
| SUP TOT | 16,094 |
| SWINE | 1,911 |
| SWINE KS | 1,931 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 335 |
| TUR AC | 16 |
| TUR BU | 5,179 |
| TURKEY | 102 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 24 |
| WID FEM | 29 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 50 |
| WORKING OX | 27 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON063003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110002— 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). "Colchester N, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/colchester-n-on063003-1891/.