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 density was 26.8 people per square mile.
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 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 754 |
| Number of females | 2,097 |
| Number of males | 2,267 |
| Number of married females | 647 |
| Number of married males | 650 |
| Number of married persons | 1,297 |
| Number of widowed females | 87 |
| Number of widowed males | 40 |
| Number of widowed persons | 127 |
| Total population | 4,364 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,363 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,577 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,940 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 751 |
| Number of occupied houses | 751 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 12,280 |
| BWT BU | 187 |
| CRN BU | 1,841 |
| HAY AC | 7,049 |
| HAY TONS | 6,914 |
| OAT BU | 99,671 |
| PEA BU | 31,278 |
| POT AC | 712 |
| POT BU | 87,283 |
| RYE BU | 283 |
| Total area (acres) | 76,090 |
| WHT SP BU | 22,105 |
| WHT WTR BU | 10,964 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 4,168 |
| AREA | 76,090 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 52 |
| CD | 42 |
| CSD | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 754 |
| FEMALE | 2,097 |
| GRA BU | 122 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 751 |
| INHABITED | 751 |
| MALE | 2,267 |
| MARRIED F | 647 |
| MARRIED M | 650 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,297 |
| POPULATION | 4,364 |
| ROOT BU | 3,535 |
| SINGLE F | 1,363 |
| SINGLE M | 1,577 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,940 |
| TUR BU | 84,087 |
| UNINHABITED | 16 |
| WIDOWED F | 87 |
| WIDOWED M | 40 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 127 |
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/.