Zorra W-O, Ontario (1881 census)
Zorra W-O was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,430. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.190°N, 80.918°W.
Population
In 1881, Zorra W-O had a population of 3,430: 1,792 male and 1,638 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Zorra W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,430 total population, 1,792 males, 1,638 females, 1,051 married persons, 658 families, 528 married females, 523 married males, 128 widowed persons, 78 widowed females, 50 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,251 single persons under 18, 1,219 single males under 18, 1,032 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 654 inhabited houses, 654 occupied houses, 35 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 217,176 bushels of oats, 183,715 bushels of turnips, 106,315 bushels of winter wheat, 33,199 bushels of potatoes, 32,503 bushels of other root crops, 21,207 bushels of barley, 17,635 bushels of peas and beans, 15,473 bushels of corn, 8,973 tons of hay, 7,316 acres of wheat, 5,846 bushels of spring wheat, 5,545 acres of hay crops, 729 bushels of buckwheat, 281 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 280 acres of potatoes, 53 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,430 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON166002— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/zorra-w-o-on166002-1881/.