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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,090 |
| 1891 | 1,720 |
| 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 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,720 total population, 925 males, 795 females, 607 married persons, 336 families, 305 married males, 302 married females, 50 widowed persons, 29 widowed females, 21 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,063 single persons under 18, 599 single males under 18, 464 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,341 persons who are not French Canadian, 379 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 335 occupied houses, 311 houses, 310 houses built of wood, 260 houses of 2 stories, 81 houses of 3 rooms, 77 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 63 houses of 4 rooms, 51 houses of 1 story, 41 houses of 2 rooms, 39 houses of 5 rooms, 24 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 1 room, 1 houses built of brick, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 67,835 pounds of homemade butter, 66,615 bushels of corn, 27,074 bushels of oats, 16,094 acres of land in farms, 13,805 bushels of winter wheat, 8,684 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,410 acres of improved land in farms, 6,291 acres of farmland under crops, 5,179 bushels of turnips, 5,089 chickens, 3,809 bushels of potatoes, 2,968 bushels of barley, 1,945 bushels of peas, 1,931 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,911 swine, 1,335 tons of hay, 1,284 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,185 acres of wheat, 1,096 acres of oats, 886 other cattle, 880 acres of hay crops, 845 acres of farmland in pasture, 579 milk cows, 481 horses aged over 3 years, 437 geese, 416 cattle killed or sold, 344 bushels of spring wheat, 326 bushels of buckwheat, 310 sheep, 308 occupants of farms, 274 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 267 farm occupants who own their land, 249 bushels of beans, 215 acres of barley, 173 sheep slaughtered or sold, 155 horses aged 3 years and under, 143 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 120 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 103 ducks, 102 turkeys, 96 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 76 bushels of rye, 65 acres of potatoes, 63 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 53 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 40 farm occupants who rent their land, 32 other fowl, 27 oxen, 17 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 16 acres of turnips, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON063003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110002_1911— 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/.