Zone, Ontario (1861 census)
Zone was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,159. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.648°N, 81.922°W.
Population
In 1861, Zone had a population of 1,159: 630 male and 529 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).
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 Camden & Zone, 1851 (34.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Bothwell, Town—Ville, 1871 (2.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Zone shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 146 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,159 total population, 630 males, Male members of the family who are present: 597, 529 females, Female members of the family who are present: 509, 424 single males, 325 single females, 199 married males, 188 married females, 108 males attending school, 89 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 33, 29 adult males unable to read or write, 22 adult females unable to read or write, 21 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 20, 16 widowed females, 15 female births, 7 widowed males, 2 lunatic males, 2 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 93 males aged 5 to 10, 74 single males aged 20 to 30, 70 females aged 5 to 10, 70 married females aged 20 to 30, 65 single females aged 10 to 15, 64 single males aged 10 to 15, 62 married males aged 30 to 40, 59 single males aged 15 to 20, 58 single females aged 15 to 20, 55 married males aged 20 to 30, 54 married females aged 30 to 40, 42 married males aged 40 to 50, 30 females aged 1 to 2, 30 married females aged 40 to 50, 29 males aged 4 to 5, 27 males aged 2 to 3, 25 females aged 2 to 3, 25 males aged 1 to 2, 24 married males aged 50 to 60, 22 females aged 4 to 5, 22 males aged 3 to 4, 22 single females aged 20 to 30, 21 married females aged 50 to 60, 16 females age 3 to 4, 13 married males aged 60 to 70, 7 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 males of unknown age, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 728 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 165 persons originating in England or Wales, 95 persons originating in Ireland, 93 persons originating in Scotland, 41 persons originating in the United States, 16 negroes or coloured persons, 13 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 9 male negroes or coloured persons, 8 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 7 female negroes or coloured persons, 7 French Canadians, 5 persons whose origin is unknown, 2 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $141,759 value farms (dollars), $23,408 value all livestock, 16,283 pounds of homemade butter, 15,474 acres of land in farms, 12,255 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,755 bushels of oats, 11,200 bushels of potatoes, 10,425 bushels of turnips, $5,688 value horses aged over 3 years, 4,426 bushels of peas, 4,351 bushels of corn, $4,244 value farm implements in dollars, 4,109 pounds of maple sugar, 3,937 bushels of spring wheat, 3,219 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,213 bushels of winter wheat, 2,716 bushels of carrots, 2,640 acres of farmland under crops, 1,653 bushels of buckwheat, 1,575 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,062 bushels of barley, 729 swine, 625 sheep, 583 bushels of rye, 541 tons of hay, 528 acres of farmland in pasture, 452 acres of oats, $424 value garden and orchard crops, 398 calves and heifers, 372 acres of spring wheat, 305 milk cows, 239 acres of peas, 229 acres of corn, 219 barrels of pork, 198 acres of winter wheat, 148 bulls, oxen, or steers, 147 gallons of cider, 141 horses aged over 3 years, 136 acres of potatoes, 134 occupants of farms, 104 acres of buckwheat, 85 pounds of flax or hemp, 83 acres of barley, 80 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 71 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 60 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 53 acres of turnips, 51 acres of farmland in gardens, 48 acres of rye, 47 horses aged 3 years and under, 41 barrels of beef, 39 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 34 bushels of beans, 14 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 6 pounds of hops, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 946 yards of flannel, $468 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 232 yards of fulled cloth, 15 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 1 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 8 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON080011— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/zone-on080011-1861/.