Zone, Ontario (1881 census)
Zone was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,495. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.612°N, 81.933°W.
Population
In 1881, Zone had a population of 1,495: 821 male and 674 female residents. Population density was 31.9 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Zone shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 280 |
| Number of families | 280 |
| Number of females | 674 |
| Number of males | 821 |
| Number of married females | 255 |
| Number of married males | 259 |
| Number of married persons | 514 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 23 |
| POP TOT | 1,495 |
| Total population | 1,495 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 407 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 551 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 958 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 275 |
| Number of occupied houses | 276 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,613 |
| Acres of potatoes | 177 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,405 |
| BAR BU | 1,542 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,542 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,092 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 124 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 33,317 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 39,619 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,787 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3,126 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,176 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11,093 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 21,829 |
| BWT BU | 1,092 |
| CRN BU | 33,317 |
| HAY AC | 1,613 |
| HAY TONS | 1,800 |
| OAT BU | 39,619 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3,126 |
| POT AC | 177 |
| POT BU | 17,176 |
| RYE BU | 25 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,800 |
| WHT AC | 1,405 |
| WHT WTR BU | 21,829 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 407 |
| C UNMD M | 551 |
| C UNMD TOT | 958 |
| D OCC | 276 |
| FEMALE | 674 |
| GRA BU | 124 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 275 |
| H UNINH | 15 |
| MALE | 821 |
| MD F | 255 |
| MD M | 259 |
| MD TOT | 514 |
| NUMBER CD | 178 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,787 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 11,093 |
| WID F | 12 |
| WID M | 11 |
| WID TOT | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON178004— 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 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). "Zone, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/zone-on178004-1881/.