Zorra E, Ontario (1891 census)
Zorra E was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,262. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5329738. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.239°N, 80.791°W.
Population
In 1891, Zorra E had a population of 4,262: 2,215 male and 2,047 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 4,619 |
| 1881 | 4,591 |
| 1891 | 4,262 |
| 1911 | 3,937 |
| 1921 | 3,386 |
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, Zorra E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,262 total population, 2,215 males, 2,047 females, 1,425 married persons, 811 families, 713 married females, 712 married males, 152 widowed persons, 92 widowed females, 60 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,685 single persons under 18, 1,443 single males under 18, 1,242 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 4,260 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 811 occupied houses, 810 houses, 571 houses built of wood, 477 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 417 houses of 2 stories, 392 houses of 1 story, 190 houses built of brick, 102 houses of 4 rooms, 92 houses of 5 rooms, 71 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 49 houses built of stone, 44 houses of 3 rooms, 20 houses of 2 rooms, 8 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 1 room, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 451,485 bushels of turnips, 238,935 bushels of oats, 127,230 pounds of homemade butter, 89,849 bushels of winter wheat, 55,634 acres of land in farms, 48,696 acres of improved land in farms, 35,537 acres of farmland under crops, 33,632 bushels of barley, 31,995 bushels of potatoes, 30,367 bushels of peas, 25,674 chickens, 14,843 bushels of spring wheat, 14,771 tons of hay, 11,978 acres of farmland in pasture, 10,536 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 8,034 acres of oats, 8,031 acres of hay crops, 6,938 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,170 bushels of corn, 5,887 swine, 5,751 acres of wheat, 4,595 milk cows, 4,451 other cattle, 3,798 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,375 sheep, 1,909 horses aged over 3 years, 1,690 cattle killed or sold, 1,390 acres of barley, 1,337 acres of turnips, 1,332 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,181 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 952 horses aged 3 years and under, 855 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 790 occupants of farms, 783 geese, 782 ducks, 621 turkeys, 610 farm occupants who own their land, 363 acres of potatoes, 277 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 260 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 251 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 180 farm occupants who rent their land, 132 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 106 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 98 bushels of beans, 60 bushels of rye, 24 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 22 bushels of buckwheat, 18 other fowl, 14 oxen, 8 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON105007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5329738
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Zorra-Tavistock
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Zorra-Tavistock
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). "Zorra E, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/zorra-e-on105007-1891/.