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 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Port Colborne, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,716 total population, 938 males, 778 females, 605 married persons, 335 families, 311 married males, 294 married females, 63 widowed persons, 45 widowed females, 18 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,048 single persons under 18, 609 single males under 18, 439 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 331 inhabited houses, 331 occupied houses, 22 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 7,133 bushels of potatoes, 2,856 bushels of other root crops, 1,659 bushels of corn, 452 bushels of turnips, 212 bushels of peas and beans, 61 acres of potatoes, 45 bushels of oats, 38 tons of hay, 33 acres of hay crops. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,716 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:
ON142002— 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 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/.