Oro, Ontario (1891 census)
Oro was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,357. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262509. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.498°N, 79.549°W.
Population
In 1891, Oro had a population of 4,357: 2,195 male and 2,162 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Oro shared boundaries with:
- Barrie, Town—Ville
- Georgina & Georgina Island
- Gwillimbury, North—Nord & Snake Island
- Innisfil
- Medonte
- Orillia
- Vespra
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,357 total population, 2,195 males, 2,162 females, 1,325 married persons, 832 families, 666 married males, 659 married females, 176 widowed persons, 117 widowed females, 59 widowed males, 6.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,856 single persons under 18, 1,470 single males under 18, 1,386 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 4,356 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 825 occupied houses, 804 houses, 707 houses built of wood, 691 houses of 1 story, 390 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 137 houses of 4 rooms, 113 houses of 2 stories, 105 houses of 3 rooms, 94 houses built of brick, 87 houses of 5 rooms, 54 houses of 2 rooms, 25 uninhabited houses, 23 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 21 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 6 houses of 1 room, 4 houses under construction, 3 houses built of stone, 2 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 246,985 bushels of turnips, 194,967 pounds of homemade butter, 180,459 bushels of oats, 96,530 bushels of potatoes, 70,384 acres of land in farms, 62,195 bushels of peas, 49,838 acres of improved land in farms, 38,694 acres of farmland under crops, 31,335 bushels of winter wheat, 25,481 chickens, 21,001 bushels of spring wheat, 20,546 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,729 bushels of barley, 11,284 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 11,161 tons of hay, 10,321 acres of farmland in pasture, 9,262 acres of hay crops, 8,141 acres of oats, 7,243 bushels of corn, 5,918 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 5,440 acres of wheat, 5,378 bushels of rye, 4,535 sheep, 3,688 other cattle, 3,526 swine slaughtered or sold, 3,208 swine, 2,281 milk cows, 2,031 sheep slaughtered or sold, 2,014 geese, 1,605 horses aged over 3 years, 1,395 turkeys, 1,350 cattle killed or sold, 1,220 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,160 bushels of buckwheat, 966 acres of barley, 938 ducks, 865 acres of potatoes, 823 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 791 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 790 occupants of farms, 700 horses aged 3 years and under, 691 farm occupants who own their land, 585 acres of turnips, 305 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 243 bushels of beans, 175 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 139 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 126 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 98 farm occupants who rent their land, 83 other fowl, 45 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 35 oxen, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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 1891, 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:
ON117010— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oro-on117010-1891/.