Zorra W-O, Ontario (1851 census)
Zorra W-O was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,302. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,302 |
| 1871 | 3,400 |
| 1881 | 3,430 |
| 1891 | 2,988 |
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, VL, 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 188 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,302 total population, 1,740 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,631, 1,562 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,513, 1,207 single males, 1,000 single females, 583 families, 489 married males, 482 married females, 288 males attending school, 203 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 109, 80 widowed females, 57 male births, 51 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 49, 44 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 14, Female members of the family who are absent: 6, 6 lunatic males, 3 persons at sea, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 259 males aged 5 to 10, 234 females aged 5 to 10, 212 single males aged 10 to 15, 199 single males aged 15 to 20, 198 single females aged 10 to 15, 182 single males aged 20 to 30, 178 single females aged 15 to 20, 142 married females aged 20 to 30, 139 married females aged 30 to 40, 133 married males aged 30 to 40, 120 married males aged 40 to 50, 99 married females aged 40 to 50, 89 single females aged 20 to 30, 85 married males aged 20 to 30, 85 married males aged 50 to 60, 67 males under age 1, 63 males aged 2 to 3, 62 females under age 1, 62 married females aged 50 to 60, 61 males aged 1 to 2, 59 females aged 1 to 2, 53 females aged 2 to 3, 48 males aged 4 to 5, 47 females age 3 to 4, 47 males aged 3 to 4, 47 married males aged 60 to 70, 46 females aged 4 to 5, 42 single males aged 30 to 40, 25 married females aged 60 to 70, 24 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 19 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 15 married males aged 70 to 80, 14 single males aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 10 single females aged 30 to 40, 10 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 9 married females aged 15 to 20, 9 single females aged 60 to 70, 7 males of unknown age, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 females of unknown age, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,513 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,370 persons originating in Scotland, 118 persons originating in England or Wales, 107 persons originating in the United States, 100 persons originating in Ireland, 26 persons originating in New Brunswick, 16 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 16 persons whose origin is unknown, 14 persons originating in all other places, 12 French Canadians, 6 Indigenous males, 5 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 4 Indigenous females, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 86,402 bushels of oats, 52,536 pounds of homemade butter, 43,801 bushels of wheat, 42,481 acres of land in farms, 33,740 pounds of maple sugar, 30,286 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 24,778 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 14,400 pounds of wool produced on farms, 12,195 acres of farmland under cultivation, 9,707 bushels of peas, 9,382 bushels of potatoes, 8,045 bushels of turnips, 7,852 acres of farmland under crops, 6,350 sheep, 4,136 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,561 acres of oats, 3,443 swine, 2,993 bushels of barley, 2,863 acres of wheat, 1,732 tons of hay, 1,453 calves and heifers, 1,350 milk cows, 1,281 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1,163 barrels of pork, 961 bushels of corn, 801 acres of peas, 781 horses, 481 occupants of farms, 390 barrels of beef, 282 bushels of buckwheat, 280 acres of potatoes, 240 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 207 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 136 acres of barley, 124 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 65 acres of turnips, 54 acres of corn, 53 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 53 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 26 pounds of hops, 22 acres of buckwheat, 15 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 bushels of carrots, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 8,000 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, 2,553 yards of flannel, 2,000 yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, 1,942 yards of fulled cloth, $1,440 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $450 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 250 carding and fulling mills returning capital, 75 tanneries returning capital, 43 yards of linen, 6 employees in saw mills, 4 employees in grist mills, 3 employees in carding and fulling mills, 3 saw mills, 3 saw mills powered by water, 3 saw mills reporting annual production, 3 saw mills returning capital, 2 employees in tanneries, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills powered by water, 2 grist mills returning capital, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 distilleries, 1 foundries, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills reporting annual production, 1 tanneries, 1 tanneries reporting. 260,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 1,500 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. $150 value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 20 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, 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. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON027002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105008— 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 W-O, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/zorra-w-o-on027002-1851/.