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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,495 total population, 821 males, 674 females, 514 married persons, 280 families, 259 married males, 255 married females, 23 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 958 single persons under 18, 551 single males under 18, 407 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 276 occupied houses, 275 inhabited houses, 15 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 39,619 bushels of oats, 33,317 bushels of corn, 21,829 bushels of winter wheat, 17,176 bushels of potatoes, 11,093 bushels of turnips, 3,787 bushels of other root crops, 3,126 bushels of peas and beans, 1,800 tons of hay, 1,613 acres of hay crops, 1,542 bushels of barley, 1,405 acres of wheat, 1,092 bushels of buckwheat, 177 acres of potatoes, 124 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 25 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,495 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:
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/.