Zone, Ontario (1871 census)
Zone was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,083. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.612°N, 81.933°W.
Population
In 1871, Zone had a population of 1,083: 597 male and 486 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,159 |
| 1871 | 1,083 |
| 1881 | 1,495 |
| 1891 | 1,401 |
| 1901 | 1,326 |
| 1911 | 1,102 |
| 1921 | 905 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Zone shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,083 total population, 597 males, 486 females, 350 married persons, 197 families, 176 married females, 174 married males, 19 widowed persons, 11 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 714 single persons under 18, 415 single males under 18, 299 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 197 occupied houses, 193 inhabited houses, 6 uninhabited houses, 4 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 24,770 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON003004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Zone, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/zone-on003004-1871/.