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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 988 |
| 1881 | 1,716 |
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 16 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 988 total population, 534 males, 454 females, 320 married persons, 191 families, 160 married females, 160 married males, 41 widowed persons, 34 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 627 single persons under 18, 367 single males under 18, 260 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 190 inhabited houses, 190 occupied houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 385 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON019002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142002— 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/.