Oro, Ontario (1881 census)
Oro was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,566. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262509. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.498°N, 79.549°W.
Population
In 1881, Oro had a population of 4,566: 2,314 male and 2,252 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Oro shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,566 total population, 2,314 males, 2,252 females, 1,354 married persons, 821 families, 683 married males, 671 married females, 157 widowed persons, 100 widowed females, 57 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,055 single persons under 18, 1,574 single males under 18, 1,481 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 820 occupied houses, 807 inhabited houses, 41 uninhabited houses, 13 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 11 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 175,703 bushels of oats, 169,801 bushels of turnips, 96,567 bushels of potatoes, 56,534 bushels of peas and beans, 24,509 bushels of spring wheat, 20,501 bushels of barley, 18,478 bushels of winter wheat, 8,462 tons of hay, 7,966 acres of hay crops, 7,271 bushels of other root crops, 5,052 acres of wheat, 4,986 bushels of corn, 936 acres of potatoes, 498 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 333 bushels of rye, 274 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
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 1881, 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 |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,566 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON139013— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oro-on139013-1881/.