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 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 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Zorra W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,988 total population, 1,560 males, 1,428 females, 903 married persons, 591 families, 453 married females, 450 married males, 126 widowed persons, 85 widowed females, 41 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,959 single persons under 18, 1,069 single males under 18, 890 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,988 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 590 occupied houses, 589 houses, 487 houses of 1 story, 366 houses built of wood, 312 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 161 houses built of brick, 102 houses of 2 stories, 83 houses of 4 rooms, 66 houses of 5 rooms, 62 houses built of stone, 51 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 48 houses of 3 rooms, 30 uninhabited houses, 22 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses of 1 room, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 241,280 bushels of oats, 212,670 bushels of turnips, 135,896 pounds of homemade butter, 74,642 bushels of winter wheat, 54,972 acres of land in farms, 46,755 acres of improved land in farms, 33,965 bushels of potatoes, 33,057 acres of farmland under crops, 25,055 chickens, 24,193 bushels of peas, 19,563 bushels of corn, 14,892 bushels of barley, 14,221 bushels of spring wheat, 12,874 acres of farmland in pasture, 11,756 tons of hay, 9,620 acres of oats, 8,217 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,279 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 6,427 acres of hay crops, 5,160 other cattle, 4,492 acres of wheat, 3,798 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,494 swine slaughtered or sold, 3,095 milk cows, 3,057 swine, 2,801 sheep, 2,606 cattle killed or sold, 2,443 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,760 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,589 horses aged over 3 years, 859 turkeys, 824 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 785 horses aged 3 years and under, 684 acres of barley, 661 acres of turnips, 643 ducks, 643 geese, 563 occupants of farms, 562 bushels of buckwheat, 437 farm occupants who own their land, 334 bushels of beans, 331 acres of potatoes, 235 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 131 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 120 bushels of rye, 115 farm occupants who rent their land, 95 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 73 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 54 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 29 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 employees on farms, 9 other fowl, 5 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON105008— 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 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/.