Zorra W-O, Ontario (1851 census)
Zorra W-O was a census subdivision in Oxford County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,302. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3299874. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.190°N, 80.918°W.
Population
In 1851, Zorra W-O had a population of 3,302: 1,740 male and 1,562 female residents. Population density was 33.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,302 |
| 1861 | 3,691 |
| 1871 | 3,400 |
| 1881 | 3,430 |
| 1891 | 2,988 |
| 1901 | 2,792 |
| 1911 | 2,593 |
| 1921 | 2,306 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Embro, Village, 1861 (1.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Zorra W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 385 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 583 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 6 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 1,513 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 49 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1,631 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 14 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 109 |
| Number of blind males | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 1 |
| Number of families | 583 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 51 |
| Number of females | 1,562 |
| Number of females attending school | 203 |
| Number of lunatic females | 1 |
| Number of lunatic males | 6 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 57 |
| Number of males | 1,740 |
| Number of males attending school | 288 |
| Number of married females | 482 |
| Number of married males | 489 |
| Number of persons at sea | 3 |
| Number of single females | 1,000 |
| Number of single males | 1,207 |
| Number of widowed females | 80 |
| Number of widowed males | 44 |
| POP | 3,302 |
| POP FX N.1 | 1,562 |
| POP MX N.1 | 1,740 |
| POP XX N.1 | 3,302 |
| Total population | 3,302 |
Age structure (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 47 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 59 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 53 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 46 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 234 |
| Number of females of unknown age | 6 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 62 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 61 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 63 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 47 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 48 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 259 |
| Number of males of unknown age | 7 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 67 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 9 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 142 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 139 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 99 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 62 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 25 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 6 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 85 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 133 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 120 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 85 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 47 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 15 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 198 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 178 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 89 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 10 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 9 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 212 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 199 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 182 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 42 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 14 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 6 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 7 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 14 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 24 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 19 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 7 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 10 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 10 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 14 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 12 |
| Number of Indigenous females | 4 |
| Number of Indigenous males | 6 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 1,513 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 14 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 118 |
| Number of persons originating in France | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland | 5 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 100 |
| Number of persons originating in New Brunswick | 26 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 16 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 1,370 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 107 |
| Number of persons originating in the West Indies | 1 |
| Number of persons whose origin is unknown | 16 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 136 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 22 |
| Acres of corn | 54 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 207 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,136 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 30,286 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,852 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 12,195 |
| Acres of land in farms | 42,481 |
| Acres of oats | 3,561 |
| Acres of peas | 801 |
| Acres of potatoes | 280 |
| Acres of turnips | 65 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,863 |
| BAR AC | 136 |
| BAR BU | 2,993 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 390 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 1,163 |
| BEEF BAR | 390 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,993 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 282 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 961 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 86,402 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 9,707 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,382 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,045 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 43,801 |
| BWT AC | 22 |
| BWT BU | 282 |
| CRN AC | 54 |
| CRN BU | 961 |
| HAY TONS | 1,732 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 1,281 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 1,453 |
| Number of horses | 781 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,350 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 481 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 124 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 240 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 53 |
| Number of sheep | 6,350 |
| Number of swine | 3,443 |
| OAT AC | 3,561 |
| OAT BU | 86,402 |
| PEA AC | 801 |
| PEA BU | 9,707 |
| PORK BAR | 1,163 |
| POT AC | 280 |
| POT BU | 9,382 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 24,778 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 52,536 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 26 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 33,740 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 14,400 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,732 |
| WHT AC | 2,863 |
| WHT BU | 43,801 |
| WOOL LBS | 14,400 |
Manufacturing & industry (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | 1,500 |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | 260,000 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | 250 |
| Number of distilleries | 1 |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | 3 |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 4 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 6 |
| Number of employees in tanneries | 2 |
| Number of foundries | 1 |
| Number of grist mills | 2 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 2 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | 1 |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 2 |
| Number of saw mills | 3 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 3 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | 3 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 3 |
| Number of tanneries | 1 |
| Number of tanneries reporting | 1 |
| Number of tanneries returning capital | 75 |
| Pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | 8,000 |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 1,440 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 450 |
| Value of leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling) | 150 |
| Yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | 2,000 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 2,553 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 1,942 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 43 |
Deaths & mortality (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50 | 5 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 12 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 8 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 4 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 20 |
Other recorded variables (174 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AT SEA | 3 |
| B LBS | 52,536 |
| BOV | 1,281 |
| C H | 1,453 |
| C LBS | 24,778 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 2 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 1,740 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 1,562 |
| C03 GM WATER | 2 |
| C03 TOTAL | 3,302 |
| C04 GM NO YEAR | 1 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 1,631 |
| C05 GM BARRELS YEAR | 1,500 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 1,513 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 109 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 49 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 14 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 6 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 1 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 2 |
| C111 BTWN 90 AND 100 F WID | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 57 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 2 |
| C122 AGES NOT GIVEN M | 7 |
| C123 AGES NOT GIVEN F | 6 |
| C124 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN M | 2 |
| C125 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN F | 2 |
| C126 MD MALE | 489 |
| C127 S MALE | 1,207 |
| C128 WID MALE | 44 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 1,740 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 51 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 1,440 |
| C130 MD FEM | 482 |
| C131 S FEM | 1,000 |
| C132 WID FEM | 80 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 1,562 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 3,302 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 8 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 12 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 20 |
| C139 INDIANS M | 6 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 4 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 67 |
| C140 INDIANS F | 4 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 288 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 203 |
| C145 DEAF AND DUMB M | 1 |
| C147 BLIND M | 1 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 6 |
| C15 GM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 62 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 1 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 4 |
| C16 SM NO | 3 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 1 |
| C18 SM WATER | 3 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 61 |
| C19 SM NO YEAR | 3 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 59 |
| C20 SM FEET YEAR | 260,000 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 63 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 53 |
| C25 DEATHS UNDER 3 F | 1 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 47 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 47 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 3 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 450 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 6 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 48 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 46 |
| C32 CFM NO | 1 |
| C33 CFM RETURNS | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 259 |
| C34 CFM CAPITAL | 250 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 234 |
| C35 CFM WOOL | 8,000 |
| C36 CFM CLOTH | 2,000 |
| C37 CFM HANDS | 3 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 212 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 198 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 1 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 199 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 9 |
| C46 DIST NO | 1 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 178 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 85 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 182 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 2 |
| C52 TAN NO | 1 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 142 |
| C53 TAN RETURNS | 1 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 89 |
| C54 TAN CAPITAL | 75 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 6 |
| C55 TAN PRODUCE | 150 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C56 TAN HANDS | 2 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 133 |
| C58 F NO | 1 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 42 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 4 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 139 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 10 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 7 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 120 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 14 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 10 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 99 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 4 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 14 |
| C73 BTWN 40 AND 50 F DEATHS | 5 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 85 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 3 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 10 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 62 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 3 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 24 |
| C81 BTWN 50 AND 60 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 47 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 3 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 14 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 25 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 9 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 19 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 15 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 3 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 6 |
| C94 BTWN 70 AND 80 F S | 2 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 7 |
| C96 BTWN 70 AND 80 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 3 |
| CAR BU | 6 |
| CD NAME | Oxford |
| CROP | 7,852 |
| CULT | 12,195 |
| DE NL | 5 |
| ENG WLS | 118 |
| FC YRDS | 1,942 |
| FLAN YRDS | 2,553 |
| FR | 1 |
| FREN ORIG | 12 |
| GARDEN | 207 |
| GRA BU | 15 |
| HELD | 42,481 |
| HOP LBS | 26 |
| HORSE | 781 |
| IRE | 100 |
| LIN YRDS | 43 |
| LINE NO | 243 |
| M COWS | 1,350 |
| MPLS LBS | 33,740 |
| NB | 26 |
| NOT FRN | 1,513 |
| NOT KNOWN | 16 |
| NS PEI | 16 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 4 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 53 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 124 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 240 |
| O OVR 200 | 7 |
| O UNDR 10 | 53 |
| OTHER PL | 14 |
| PASTURE | 4,136 |
| SCOT | 1,370 |
| SHEEP | 6,350 |
| SWINE | 3,443 |
| TOT O | 481 |
| TUR AC | 65 |
| TUR BU | 8,045 |
| US | 107 |
| WOOD | 30,286 |
| WST IN | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON027002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3299874
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zorra
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zorra
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 W-O, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/zorra-w-o-on027002-1851/.