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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3299874. 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 density was 35.1 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Zorra W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 658 |
| Number of families | 658 |
| Number of females | 1,638 |
| Number of males | 1,792 |
| Number of married females | 528 |
| Number of married males | 523 |
| Number of married persons | 1,051 |
| Number of widowed females | 78 |
| Number of widowed males | 50 |
| Number of widowed persons | 128 |
| POP TOT | 3,430 |
| Total population | 3,430 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,032 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,219 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,251 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 654 |
| Number of occupied houses | 654 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,545 |
| Acres of potatoes | 280 |
| Acres of wheat | 7,316 |
| BAR BU | 21,207 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 21,207 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 729 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 281 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 15,473 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 217,176 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 32,503 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 17,635 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 33,199 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,846 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 183,715 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 106,315 |
| BWT BU | 729 |
| CRN BU | 15,473 |
| HAY AC | 5,545 |
| HAY TONS | 8,973 |
| OAT BU | 217,176 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 17,635 |
| POT AC | 280 |
| POT BU | 33,199 |
| RYE BU | 53 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,973 |
| WHT AC | 7,316 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,846 |
| WHT WTR BU | 106,315 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,032 |
| C UNMD M | 1,219 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,251 |
| D OCC | 654 |
| FEMALE | 1,638 |
| GRA BU | 281 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 654 |
| H UNINH | 35 |
| MALE | 1,792 |
| MD F | 528 |
| MD M | 523 |
| MD TOT | 1,051 |
| NUMBER CD | 166 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 32,503 |
| TUR BU | 183,715 |
| WID F | 78 |
| WID M | 50 |
| WID TOT | 128 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON166002— 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 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/.