Colchester S, Ontario (1891 census)
Colchester S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,827. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.039°N, 82.906°W.
Population
In 1891, Colchester S had a population of 2,827: 1,496 male and 1,331 female residents. Population density was 47.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,727 |
| 1891 | 2,827 |
| 1901 | 2,763 |
| 1911 | 2,802 |
| 1921 | 2,769 |
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 S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 565 |
| Number of families | 565 |
| Number of females | 1,331 |
| Number of males | 1,496 |
| Number of married females | 481 |
| Number of married males | 480 |
| Number of married persons | 961 |
| Number of widowed females | 56 |
| Number of widowed males | 45 |
| Number of widowed persons | 101 |
| POP F | 1,331 |
| POP M | 1,496 |
| POP TOT | 2,827 |
| Total population | 2,827 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 794 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 971 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,765 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 95 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,732 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 556 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 31 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 524 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 18 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 247 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 305 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 92 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 79 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 236 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 560 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 811 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 956 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,898 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,701 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 18,929 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,710 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 23,783 |
| Acres of land in farms | 30,484 |
| Acres of oats | 2,449 |
| Acres of potatoes | 207 |
| Acres of turnips | 69 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,074 |
| BAR AC | 811 |
| BAR BU | 13,640 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 13,640 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 739 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 822 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,199 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 279,308 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 55,257 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,770 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,259 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,128 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,064 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 18,547 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 54,983 |
| BWT BU | 822 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 150 |
| CRN BU | 279,308 |
| HAY AC | 2,710 |
| HAY TONS | 3,403 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 935 |
| Number of chickens | 19,092 |
| Number of ducks | 631 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 468 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 45 |
| Number of geese | 1,058 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 558 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,204 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,465 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 513 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,679 |
| Number of other fowl | 128 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 77 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 134 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 121 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 164 |
| Number of sheep | 1,923 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 812 |
| Number of swine | 7,053 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 6,098 |
| Number of turkeys | 407 |
| OAT AC | 2,449 |
| OAT BU | 55,257 |
| PEA BU | 4,770 |
| POT AC | 207 |
| POT BU | 16,259 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,130 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,096 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 129,795 |
| RYE BU | 1,128 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,403 |
| WHT AC | 4,074 |
| WHT FALL BU | 54,983 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,064 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 77 |
| A 11 50 | 134 |
| A 201 PL | 17 |
| A 51 100 | 121 |
| BEN BU | 739 |
| BUTTER LB | 129,795 |
| CATTLE KS | 935 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 794 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 971 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,765 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,130 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 558 |
| DUCKS | 631 |
| FAMILIES | 565 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,096 |
| FRN CA | 95 |
| GEESE | 1,058 |
| GRA BU | 1,199 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 19,092 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,204 |
| HOUSES | 556 |
| HOUSES B | 31 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 32 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 79 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 69 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 247 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 236 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 92 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 29 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 305 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 524 |
| INF 11 A | 164 |
| MD FEM | 481 |
| MD MALE | 480 |
| MD TOT | 961 |
| MILK COWS | 1,465 |
| NAME CD | Essex, South—Sud |
| OC F | 45 |
| OC P | 468 |
| OC TOT | 513 |
| OTHER FOWL | 128 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,679 |
| OTHERS | 2,732 |
| SHEEP | 1,923 |
| SHEEP KS | 812 |
| SILOS | 150 |
| SUP AM | 23,783 |
| SUP FOR | 6,701 |
| SUP JV | 956 |
| SUP PAT | 3,898 |
| SUP SC | 18,929 |
| SUP TOT | 30,484 |
| SWINE | 7,053 |
| SWINE KS | 6,098 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 560 |
| TUR AC | 69 |
| TUR BU | 18,547 |
| TURKEY | 407 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 56 |
| WID MALE | 45 |
| WID TOT | 101 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON063004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110003— 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 S, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/colchester-s-on063004-1891/.