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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q5142112. 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 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 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,827 total population, 1,496 males, 1,331 females, 961 married persons, 565 families, 481 married females, 480 married males, 101 widowed persons, 56 widowed females, 45 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,765 single persons under 18, 971 single males under 18, 794 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,732 persons who are not French Canadian, 95 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 560 occupied houses, 556 houses, 524 houses built of wood, 305 houses of 2 stories, 247 houses of 1 story, 236 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 92 houses of 3 rooms, 79 houses of 5 rooms, 69 houses of 4 rooms, 32 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 31 houses built of brick, 29 houses of 2 rooms, 18 houses of 1 room, 12 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction, 4 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 4 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 279,308 bushels of corn, 129,795 pounds of homemade butter, 55,257 bushels of oats, 54,983 bushels of winter wheat, 30,484 acres of land in farms, 23,783 acres of improved land in farms, 19,092 chickens, 18,929 acres of farmland under crops, 18,547 bushels of turnips, 16,259 bushels of potatoes, 13,640 bushels of barley, 7,053 swine, 6,701 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,130 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 6,098 swine slaughtered or sold, 4,770 bushels of peas, 4,074 acres of wheat, 4,064 bushels of spring wheat, 3,898 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,403 tons of hay, 3,096 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,710 acres of hay crops, 2,449 acres of oats, 1,923 sheep, 1,679 other cattle, 1,465 milk cows, 1,204 horses aged over 3 years, 1,199 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,128 bushels of rye, 1,058 geese, 956 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 935 cattle killed or sold, 822 bushels of buckwheat, 812 sheep slaughtered or sold, 811 acres of barley, 739 bushels of beans, 631 ducks, 558 horses aged 3 years and under, 513 occupants of farms, 468 farm occupants who own their land, 407 turkeys, 207 acres of potatoes, 164 persons living on farms under 10 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 150, 134 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 128 other fowl, 121 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 77 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 69 acres of turnips, 45 farm occupants who rent their land, 17 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON063004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110003_1911— 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 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/.