Colchester S, Ontario (1881 census)
Colchester S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,727. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5142112. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.039°N, 82.906°W.
Population
In 1881, Colchester S had a population of 2,727: 1,453 male and 1,274 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).
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 (52.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Colchester S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,727 total population, 1,453 males, 1,274 females, 931 married persons, 508 families, 470 married males, 461 married females, 99 widowed persons, 50 widowed males, 49 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,697 single persons under 18, 933 single males under 18, 764 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 508 inhabited houses, 508 occupied houses, 13 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 107,291 bushels of corn, 100,908 bushels of winter wheat, 38,591 bushels of oats, 14,515 bushels of potatoes, 6,026 acres of wheat, 3,791 bushels of barley, 3,243 tons of hay, 2,518 bushels of turnips, 2,508 acres of hay crops, 1,760 bushels of other root crops, 1,198 bushels of spring wheat, 1,027 bushels of peas and beans, 433 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 270 bushels of buckwheat, 208 acres of potatoes, 198 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,727 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:
ON181005— 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 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 S, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/colchester-s-on181005-1881/.