Zorra W, Ontario (1911 census)
Zorra W was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,593. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3299874. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.190°N, 80.918°W.
Population
In 1911, Zorra W had a population of 2,593: 1,420 male and 1,173 female residents. Population density was 28.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Zorra W shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 57,992 area in acres, 2,593 total population, 1,420 males in the population, 1,173 females in the population, 908 single (never-married) males, 665 single (never-married) females, 560 families, 459 married males, 419 married females, 90.61 area in square miles, 75 widowed females, 36 widowed males, 28.62 population per square mile, 17 males with marital status not given, 14 females with marital status not given. 2,792 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,303 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 907 persons of British origin (English), 217 persons of British origin (Irish), 122 persons of German origin, 21 persons of Italian origin, 7 persons of Polish origin, 6 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 2 persons of French origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 2 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 1 persons of Japanese origin — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,440 Presbyterians, 632 Methodists, 175 Congregationalists, 124 Anglicans (Church of England), 78 Baptists, 73 Roman Catholics, 62 Lutherans, 6 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 3 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 556 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON106005— 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 1911 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, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/zorra-w-on106005-1911/.