Colchester, Ontario (1871 census)
Colchester was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,920. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5142112. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.084°N, 82.900°W.
Population
In 1871, Colchester had a population of 2,920: 1,505 male and 1,415 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,870 |
| 1861 | 2,656 |
| 1871 | 2,920 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Colchester N, 1881 (47.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Colchester S, 1881 (52.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Colchester shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,920 total population, 1,505 males, 1,415 females, 952 married persons, 542 families, 476 married females, 476 married males, 91 widowed persons, 55 widowed females, 36 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,877 single persons under 18, 993 single males under 18, 884 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 540 inhabited houses, 540 occupied houses, 9 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 65,823 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON001004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON001004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5142112
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colchester_South_Township,_Ontario
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/colchester-on001004-1871/.