Zorra W-O, Ontario (1891 census)
Zorra W-O was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,988. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3299874. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.190°N, 80.918°W.
Population
In 1891, Zorra W-O had a population of 2,988: 1,560 male and 1,428 female residents. Population density was 30.6 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Zorra W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 173 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 591 |
| Number of families | 591 |
| Number of females | 1,428 |
| Number of males | 1,560 |
| Number of married females | 453 |
| Number of married males | 450 |
| Number of married persons | 903 |
| Number of widowed females | 85 |
| Number of widowed males | 41 |
| Number of widowed persons | 126 |
| POP F | 1,428 |
| POP M | 1,560 |
| POP TOT | 2,988 |
| Total population | 2,988 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 890 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,069 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,959 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,988 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 589 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 161 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 62 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 366 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 487 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 102 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 83 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 312 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 590 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 684 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 824 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 12,874 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,217 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 33,057 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,427 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 46,755 |
| Acres of land in farms | 54,972 |
| Acres of oats | 9,620 |
| Acres of potatoes | 331 |
| Acres of turnips | 661 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,492 |
| BAR AC | 684 |
| BAR BU | 14,892 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 14,892 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 334 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 562 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 19,563 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 241,280 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 24,193 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 33,965 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 14,221 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 212,670 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 74,642 |
| BWT BU | 562 |
| CRN BU | 19,563 |
| HAY AC | 6,427 |
| HAY TONS | 11,756 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2,606 |
| Number of chickens | 25,055 |
| Number of ducks | 643 |
| Number of employees on farms | 11 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 437 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 115 |
| Number of geese | 643 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 785 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,589 |
| Number of milk cows | 3,095 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 563 |
| Number of other cattle | 5,160 |
| Number of other fowl | 9 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 131 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 73 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 235 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 95 |
| Number of sheep | 2,801 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,443 |
| Number of swine | 3,057 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,494 |
| Number of turkeys | 859 |
| OAT AC | 9,620 |
| OAT BU | 241,280 |
| PEA BU | 24,193 |
| POT AC | 331 |
| POT BU | 33,965 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,760 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,279 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,798 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 135,896 |
| RYE BU | 120 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 11,756 |
| WHT AC | 4,492 |
| WHT FALL BU | 74,642 |
| WHT SP BU | 14,221 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 131 |
| A 11 50 | 73 |
| A 201 PL | 29 |
| A 51 100 | 235 |
| BEN BU | 334 |
| BUTTER LB | 135,896 |
| CATTLE KS | 2,606 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,760 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 890 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,069 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,959 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 7,279 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 785 |
| DUCKS | 643 |
| FAMILIES | 591 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,798 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 643 |
| GRA BU | 54 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 25,055 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,589 |
| HOUSES | 589 |
| HOUSES B | 161 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 51 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 66 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 83 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 487 |
| HOUSES S | 62 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 312 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 48 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 102 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 30 |
| HOUSES W | 366 |
| INF 11 A | 95 |
| MD FEM | 453 |
| MD MALE | 450 |
| MD TOT | 903 |
| MILK COWS | 3,095 |
| NAME CD | Oxford, North—Nord |
| OC E | 11 |
| OC F | 115 |
| OC P | 437 |
| OC TOT | 563 |
| OTHER FOWL | 9 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 5,160 |
| OTHERS | 2,988 |
| SHEEP | 2,801 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,443 |
| SUP AM | 46,755 |
| SUP FOR | 8,217 |
| SUP JV | 824 |
| SUP PAT | 12,874 |
| SUP SC | 33,057 |
| SUP TOT | 54,972 |
| SWINE | 3,057 |
| SWINE KS | 3,494 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 590 |
| TUR AC | 661 |
| TUR BU | 212,670 |
| TURKEY | 859 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 85 |
| WID MALE | 41 |
| WID TOT | 126 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON105008— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/zorra-w-o-on105008-1891/.