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 21.4 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 4,001 |
| POP F | 1,667 |
| POP M | 1,818 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 29.25 |
| POP TOT | 3,485 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 621 |
| AREA ACRES | 76,244 |
| AREA SQ MI | 119.13 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 168 |
| BRETHREN | 22 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,491 |
| BRIT IRISH | 530 |
| BRIT OTHER | 8 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 1,251 |
| CHRISTIANS | 14 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 261 |
| DISCIPLES | 1 |
| DUTCH | 35 |
| DWELLINGS | 751 |
| F MARRIED | 587 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 6 |
| F SINGLE | 971 |
| F WIDOWED | 103 |
| FAMILIES | 754 |
| FRENCH | 6 |
| FRIENDS | 4 |
| GERMAN | 56 |
| ITALIAN | 5 |
| LUTHERANS | 4 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 4 |
| M MARRIED | 607 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| M SINGLE | 1,146 |
| M WIDOWED | 59 |
| METHODISTS | 960 |
| NEGRO | 23 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,335 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 86 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 78 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 8 |
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/.