Oro, Ontario (1911 census)
Oro was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,485. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262509. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.498°N, 79.549°W.
Population
In 1911, Oro had a population of 3,485: 1,818 male and 1,667 female residents. Population density was 29.2 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Oro shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 76,244 area in acres, 3,485 total population, 1,818 males in the population, 1,667 females in the population, 1,146 single (never-married) males, 971 single (never-married) females, 754 families, 607 married males, 587 married females, 119.13 area in square miles, 103 widowed females, 59 widowed males, 29.25 population per square mile, 6 females with marital status not given, 4 legally separated males, 2 males with marital status not given. 4,001 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 1,491 persons of British origin (English), 1,251 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 530 persons of British origin (Irish), 56 persons of German origin, 35 persons of Dutch origin, 8 persons of British origin (other), 6 persons of French origin, 5 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin. 23 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,335 Presbyterians, 960 Methodists, 621 Anglicans (Church of England), 261 Congregationalists, 168 Baptists, 86 Roman Catholics, 78 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 22 Brethren, 14 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 8 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 4 Friends (Quakers), 4 Lutherans, 1 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 751 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Alexander Partridge | 1861–1931 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON120003— 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 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). "Oro, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oro-on120003-1911/.