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 density was 28.1 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Oro shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 821 |
| Number of families | 821 |
| Number of females | 2,252 |
| Number of males | 2,314 |
| Number of married females | 671 |
| Number of married males | 683 |
| Number of married persons | 1,354 |
| Number of widowed females | 100 |
| Number of widowed males | 57 |
| Number of widowed persons | 157 |
| POP TOT | 4,566 |
| Total population | 4,566 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,481 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,574 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,055 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 13 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 807 |
| Number of occupied houses | 820 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 41 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 7,966 |
| Acres of potatoes | 936 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,052 |
| BAR BU | 20,501 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 20,501 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 274 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 498 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,986 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 175,703 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 7,271 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 56,534 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 96,567 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 333 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 24,509 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 169,801 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 18,478 |
| BWT BU | 274 |
| CRN BU | 4,986 |
| HAY AC | 7,966 |
| HAY TONS | 8,462 |
| OAT BU | 175,703 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 56,534 |
| POT AC | 936 |
| POT BU | 96,567 |
| RYE BU | 333 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,462 |
| WHT AC | 5,052 |
| WHT SP BU | 24,509 |
| WHT WTR BU | 18,478 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,481 |
| C UNMD M | 1,574 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,055 |
| D OCC | 820 |
| FEMALE | 2,252 |
| GRA BU | 498 |
| H CON | 11 |
| H INHAB | 807 |
| H UNINH | 41 |
| MALE | 2,314 |
| MD F | 671 |
| MD M | 683 |
| MD TOT | 1,354 |
| NUMBER CD | 139 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 7,271 |
| SHAN | 13 |
| TUR BU | 169,801 |
| WID F | 100 |
| WID M | 57 |
| WID TOT | 157 |
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/.