Zone, Ontario (1891 census)
Zone was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,401. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.612°N, 81.933°W.
Population
In 1891, Zone had a population of 1,401: 754 male and 647 female residents. Population density was 29.9 people per square mile.
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 1891
In the 1891 census, Zone shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 286 |
| Number of families | 286 |
| Number of females | 647 |
| Number of males | 754 |
| Number of married females | 249 |
| Number of married males | 250 |
| Number of married persons | 499 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| POP F | 647 |
| POP M | 754 |
| POP TOT | 1,401 |
| Total population | 1,401 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 366 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 490 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 856 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,400 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 283 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 21 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 262 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 82 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 201 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 108 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 283 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 86 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 468 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,376 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,766 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,782 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,656 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 15,626 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,392 |
| Acres of oats | 1,604 |
| Acres of potatoes | 151 |
| Acres of turnips | 92 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,290 |
| BAR AC | 86 |
| BAR BU | 1,642 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,642 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2,222 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,446 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 104 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 60,239 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 38,178 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6,952 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,372 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,278 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 26,925 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 22,692 |
| BWT BU | 1,446 |
| CRN BU | 60,239 |
| HAY AC | 2,656 |
| HAY TONS | 3,979 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 839 |
| Number of chickens | 8,592 |
| Number of ducks | 112 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 235 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 33 |
| Number of geese | 315 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 310 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 572 |
| Number of milk cows | 850 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 268 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,545 |
| Number of other fowl | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 97 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 88 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 34 |
| Number of sheep | 1,202 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 887 |
| Number of swine | 1,691 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,334 |
| Number of turkeys | 290 |
| OAT AC | 1,604 |
| OAT BU | 38,178 |
| PEA BU | 6,952 |
| POT AC | 151 |
| POT BU | 14,372 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,221 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 390 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 76,827 |
| RYE BU | 1,278 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,979 |
| WHT AC | 1,290 |
| WHT FALL BU | 22,692 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 45 |
| A 11 50 | 97 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 88 |
| BEN BU | 2,222 |
| BUTTER LB | 76,827 |
| CATTLE KS | 839 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 366 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 490 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 856 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,221 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 310 |
| DUCKS | 112 |
| FAMILIES | 286 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 390 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 315 |
| GRA BU | 104 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,592 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 572 |
| HOUSES | 283 |
| HOUSES B | 21 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 49 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 63 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 82 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 108 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 201 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 262 |
| INF 11 A | 34 |
| MD FEM | 249 |
| MD MALE | 250 |
| MD TOT | 499 |
| MILK COWS | 850 |
| NAME CD | Bothwell |
| OC F | 33 |
| OC P | 235 |
| OC TOT | 268 |
| OTHER FOWL | 26 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,545 |
| OTHERS | 1,400 |
| SHEEP | 1,202 |
| SHEEP KS | 887 |
| SUP AM | 15,626 |
| SUP FOR | 4,766 |
| SUP JV | 468 |
| SUP PAT | 4,376 |
| SUP SC | 10,782 |
| SUP TOT | 20,392 |
| SWINE | 1,691 |
| SWINE KS | 2,334 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 283 |
| TUR AC | 92 |
| TUR BU | 26,925 |
| TURKEY | 290 |
| WID FEM | 32 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON047010— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/zone-on047010-1891/.