Zorra E, Ontario (1881 census)
Zorra E was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,591. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5329738. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.239°N, 80.791°W.
Population
In 1881, Zorra E had a population of 4,591: 2,312 male and 2,279 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Zorra E 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 4,591 total population, 2,312 males, 2,279 females, 1,493 married persons, 868 families, 748 married females, 745 married males, 150 widowed persons, 98 widowed females, 52 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,948 single persons under 18, 1,515 single males under 18, 1,433 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 860 inhabited houses, 860 occupied houses, 8 houses under construction, 7 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 529,414 bushels of turnips, 178,017 bushels of oats, 112,859 bushels of winter wheat, 97,623 bushels of other root crops, 55,587 bushels of barley, 44,333 bushels of potatoes, 26,781 bushels of peas and beans, 12,339 bushels of corn, 10,384 tons of hay, 9,710 bushels of spring wheat, 8,296 acres of wheat, 6,816 acres of hay crops, 373 bushels of rye, 368 acres of potatoes, 278 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 20 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,591 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:
ON166004— 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 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). "Zorra E, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/zorra-e-on166004-1881/.