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Year: 1861  |  Province: Ontario  |  Wikidata: Q3299874

Zorra W-O, Ontario (1861 census)

Zorra W-O was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,691. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3299874. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.190°N, 80.918°W.

Population

In 1861, Zorra W-O had a population of 3,691: 1,921 male and 1,770 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

YearPopulation
18513,302
18613,691
18713,400
18813,430
18912,988
19012,792
19112,593
19212,306

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Zorra W-O shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,691 total population, 1,921 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,778, 1,770 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,655, 1,333 single males, 1,119 single females, 561 married females, 546 married males, 455 males attending school, 347 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 143, Females present who are not members of the family: 115, 90 widowed females, 60 female births, 57 male births, 42 widowed males, 28 adult males unable to read or write, 20 adult females unable to read or write, 9 lunatic males, 5 lunatic females, 1 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 306 males aged 5 to 10, 234 single males aged 20 to 30, 225 single females aged 10 to 15, 219 single females aged 15 to 20, 216 single males aged 10 to 15, 195 single males aged 15 to 20, 192 single females aged 20 to 30, 174 females aged 5 to 10, 153 married males aged 30 to 40, 141 married females aged 40 to 50, 138 married males aged 40 to 50, 120 married females aged 30 to 40, 108 married females aged 50 to 60, 105 married females aged 20 to 30, 93 married males aged 50 to 60, 69 married males aged 60 to 70, 66 married males aged 20 to 30, 63 married females aged 60 to 70, 60 males aged 1 to 2, 58 males aged 2 to 3, 54 females aged 1 to 2, 54 females aged 4 to 5, 54 males aged 3 to 4, 54 males aged 4 to 5, 51 single males aged 30 to 40, 42 females age 3 to 4, 39 females aged 2 to 3, 39 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 24 married males aged 70 to 80, 24 single females aged 30 to 40, 24 single males aged 40 to 50, 18 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 15 married females aged 70 to 80, 15 single males aged 60 to 70, 12 single females aged 50 to 60, 12 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 12 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 9 single females aged 40 to 50, 9 single females aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 9 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 6 females of unknown age, 6 married females aged 80 to 90, 6 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 males of unknown age, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,181 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,040 persons originating in Scotland, 202 persons originating in England or Wales, 111 persons originating in the United States, 100 persons originating in Ireland, 30 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 10 negroes or coloured persons, 9 persons originating in New Brunswick, 8 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 6 male negroes or coloured persons, 5 persons originating in France, 4 female negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal, 1 persons originating in Switzerland, 1 persons originating in the East Indies, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,282,202 value farms (dollars), $203,273 value all livestock, 130,340 bushels of oats, 121,599 pounds of homemade butter, 108,886 bushels of turnips, 93,074 bushels of spring wheat, $92,735 value horses aged over 3 years, 56,091 pounds of maple sugar, $52,546 value farm implements in dollars, 50,816 bushels of potatoes, 50,618 acres of land in farms, 46,519 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 45,751 bushels of peas, 25,917 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 24,701 acres of farmland under cultivation, 23,173 bushels of winter wheat, 19,574 pounds of wool produced on farms, 17,886 acres of farmland under crops, 8,693 bushels of barley, $7,305 value garden and orchard crops, 6,983 sheep, 6,331 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,157 acres of spring wheat, 5,055 bushels of carrots, 4,697 acres of oats, 3,952 gallons of cider, 3,465 tons of hay, 3,455 swine, 2,697 calves and heifers, 2,347 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,097 acres of peas, 2,033 milk cows, 1,594 acres of winter wheat, 1,582 bushels of corn, 1,261 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,117 horses aged over 3 years, 953 barrels of pork, 625 bushels of buckwheat, 545 occupants of farms, 484 acres of farmland in gardens, 477 acres of potatoes, 405 barrels of beef, 370 acres of turnips, 367 horses aged 3 years and under, 335 bulls, oxen, or steers, 313 acres of barley, 281 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 161 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 123 bushels of beans, 79 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 66 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 65 acres of corn, 37 acres of buckwheat, 26 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 18 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 16 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 acres of mangel wurtzel, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $10,418 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 6,910 yards of flannel, 3,022 yards of fulled cloth, 202 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 18 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 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 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

Sources

Census tabulations from the 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/zorra-w-o-on090014-1861/.