Oro, Ontario (1871 census)
Oro was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,364. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262509. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.498°N, 79.549°W.
Population
In 1871, Oro had a population of 4,364: 2,267 male and 2,097 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,027 |
| 1861 | 3,036 |
| 1871 | 4,364 |
| 1881 | 4,566 |
| 1891 | 4,357 |
| 1901 | 4,001 |
| 1911 | 3,485 |
| 1921 | 3,098 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Oro shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 4,364 total population, 2,267 males, 2,097 females, 1,297 married persons, 754 families, 650 married males, 647 married females, 127 widowed persons, 87 widowed females, 40 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 2,940 single persons under 18, 1,577 single males under 18, 1,363 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 751 inhabited houses, 751 occupied houses, 16 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 76,090 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| L.R. (Lucius Richard) O'Brien | 1832–1899 | born here |
| Edward Alexander Partridge | 1861–1931 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON042010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262509
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "Oro, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oro-on042010-1871/.