Colchester N, Ontario (1881 census)
Colchester N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,090. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.134°N, 82.893°W.
Population
In 1881, Colchester N had a population of 2,090: 1,158 male and 932 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Colchester, 1871 (47.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Essex Centre, Village, 1891 (1.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Colchester N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,090 total population, 1,158 males, 932 females, 725 married persons, 413 families, 363 married males, 362 married females, 48 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 17 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,317 single persons under 18, 778 single males under 18, 539 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 406 occupied houses, 403 inhabited houses, 8 houses under construction, 7 uninhabited houses, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 15,720 bushels of corn, 13,906 bushels of winter wheat, 13,713 bushels of oats, 4,492 bushels of potatoes, 1,137 acres of wheat, 855 bushels of other root crops, 534 bushels of barley, 503 tons of hay, 409 acres of hay crops, 381 bushels of turnips, 321 bushels of peas and beans, 175 bushels of spring wheat, 87 acres of potatoes, 73 bushels of buckwheat, 16 bushels of rye, 13 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,090 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON181004— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/colchester-n-on181004-1881/.