Port Colborne, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Port Colborne, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,716. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q424704. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.882°N, 79.248°W.
Population
In 1881, Port Colborne, Village had a population of 1,716: 938 male and 778 female residents. Population density was 1688.2 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Port Colborne, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 335 |
| Number of families | 335 |
| Number of females | 778 |
| Number of males | 938 |
| Number of married females | 294 |
| Number of married males | 311 |
| Number of married persons | 605 |
| Number of widowed females | 45 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 63 |
| POP TOT | 1,716 |
| Total population | 1,716 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 439 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 609 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,048 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 331 |
| Number of occupied houses | 331 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 33 |
| Acres of potatoes | 61 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,659 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,856 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 212 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,133 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 452 |
| CRN BU | 1,659 |
| HAY AC | 33 |
| HAY TONS | 38 |
| OAT BU | 45 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 212 |
| POT AC | 61 |
| POT BU | 7,133 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 38 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 439 |
| C UNMD M | 609 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,048 |
| D OCC | 331 |
| FEMALE | 778 |
| H INHAB | 331 |
| H UNINH | 22 |
| MALE | 938 |
| MD F | 294 |
| MD M | 311 |
| MD TOT | 605 |
| NUMBER CD | 142 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,856 |
| TUR BU | 452 |
| WID F | 45 |
| WID M | 18 |
| WID TOT | 63 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON142002— 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 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). "Port Colborne, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-colborne-village-on142002-1881/.