Zorra, East, Ontario (1851 census)
Zorra, East was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,200. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.239°N, 80.791°W.
Population
In 1851, Zorra, East had a population of 3,200: 1,724 male and 1,476 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,200 |
| 1861 | 4,508 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Zorra, East shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 193 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,200 total population, 1,724 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,588, 1,476 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,378, 1,207 single males, 956 single females, 529 families, 493 married males, 487 married females, 261 males attending school, 199 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 136, Females present who are not members of the family: 98, 51 male births, 44 female births, Male members of the family who are present: 43, 33 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 3 lunatic females, 2 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 240 males aged 5 to 10, 229 single males aged 10 to 15, 215 females aged 5 to 10, 186 single females aged 10 to 15, 178 single females aged 15 to 20, 176 single males aged 15 to 20, 159 single males aged 20 to 30, 155 married males aged 30 to 40, 152 married females aged 20 to 30, 126 married females aged 30 to 40, 109 married females aged 40 to 50, 109 married males aged 20 to 30, 109 married males aged 40 to 50, 78 males under age 1, 75 males aged 1 to 2, 71 males aged 2 to 3, 68 married males aged 50 to 60, 66 females aged 1 to 2, 65 single females aged 20 to 30, 63 females age 3 to 4, 58 males aged 3 to 4, 57 females under age 1, 57 males aged 4 to 5, 52 females aged 4 to 5, 49 females aged 2 to 3, 49 married females aged 50 to 60, 37 married males aged 60 to 70, 26 married females aged 60 to 70, 26 single males aged 30 to 40, 23 single males aged 40 to 50, 22 married females aged 15 to 20, 13 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 11 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 7 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 males of unknown age, 4 females of unknown age, 4 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,652 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 514 persons originating in Scotland, 443 persons originating in England or Wales, 212 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 144 persons originating in the United States, 129 persons originating in Ireland, 20 persons originating in all other places, 20 persons originating in France, 20 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 15 persons originating in New Brunswick, 13 French Canadians, 9 persons originating in the West Indies, 4 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 4 persons originating in Jersey or other British islands — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 69,471 bushels of oats, 59,165 bushels of wheat, 49,727 pounds of homemade butter, 41,035 pounds of maple sugar, 38,430 acres of land in farms, 22,645 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 18,147 bushels of turnips, 15,785 acres of farmland under cultivation, 14,584 bushels of peas, 13,873 pounds of wool produced on farms, 12,330 bushels of potatoes, 12,165 acres of farmland under crops, 9,949 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 5,321 sheep, 3,587 acres of wheat, 3,339 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,197 swine, 2,992 bushels of corn, 2,623 acres of oats, 2,081 tons of hay, 1,618 bushels of barley, 1,461 barrels of pork, 1,385 calves and heifers, 1,302 milk cows, 1,057 bulls, oxen, or steers, 956 acres of peas, 813 horses, 451 occupants of farms, 322 barrels of beef, 281 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 274 bushels of rye, 268 acres of potatoes, 231 bushels of carrots, 201 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 144 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 143 bushels of buckwheat, 135 acres of turnips, 107 pounds of flax or hemp, 98 acres of corn, 82 acres of barley, 77 pounds of hops, 71 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 71 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 58 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 45 bushels of beans, 23 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 16 acres of rye, 11 pounds of tobacco, 9 acres of buckwheat, 8 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 7,000 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, 4,914 yards of flannel, 2,030 yards of fulled cloth, 1,500 yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, $800 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $500 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 450 carding and fulling mills returning capital, $150 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $150 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 149 yards of linen, 3 saw mills, 3 saw mills powered by water, 3 saw mills returning capital, 2 employees in saw mills, 2 saw mills reporting annual production, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 distilleries, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent. 48,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 distilleries not reporting — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 32 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 17, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 5, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Hugh McKellar | 1849–1929 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON027001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON090013— 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 1851 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, East, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/zorra-east-on027001-1851/.