Port Colborne, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Port Colborne, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 988. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q424704. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.882°N, 79.248°W.
Population
In 1871, Port Colborne, Village had a population of 988: 534 male and 454 female residents. Population density was 972.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 988 |
| 1881 | 1,716 |
| 1891 | 1,154 |
| 1901 | 1,253 |
| 1911 | 1,624 |
| 1921 | 3,415 |
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 Humberstone, 1861 (1.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Port Colborne, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 191 |
| Number of females | 454 |
| Number of males | 534 |
| Number of married females | 160 |
| Number of married males | 160 |
| Number of married persons | 320 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| Total population | 988 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 260 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 367 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 627 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 190 |
| Number of occupied houses | 190 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BWT BU | 1 |
| CRN BU | 1,351 |
| HAY AC | 14 |
| HAY TONS | 10 |
| OAT BU | 20 |
| PEA BU | 2 |
| POT AC | 42 |
| POT BU | 5,233 |
| Total area (acres) | 385 |
| WHT WTR BU | 53 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 4 |
| AREA | 385 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| CD | 19 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 191 |
| FEMALE | 454 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 190 |
| INHABITED | 190 |
| MALE | 534 |
| MARRIED F | 160 |
| MARRIED M | 160 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 320 |
| POPULATION | 988 |
| ROOT BU | 600 |
| SINGLE F | 260 |
| SINGLE M | 367 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 627 |
| TUR BU | 20 |
| WIDOWED F | 34 |
| WIDOWED M | 7 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 41 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON019002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q424704
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Colborne
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Colborne
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). "Port Colborne, Village, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-colborne-village-on019002-1871/.