Oso, Ontario (1901 census)
Oso was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,358. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262515. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.803°N, 76.650°W.
Population
In 1901, Oso had a population of 1,358: 717 male and 641 female residents. Population density was 17.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 349 |
| 1871 | 492 |
| 1881 | 959 |
| 1891 | 1,176 |
| 1901 | 1,358 |
| 1911 | 1,214 |
| 1921 | 1,035 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Oso shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 277 |
| Number of females | 641 |
| Number of males | 717 |
| Number of married females | 246 |
| Number of married males | 246 |
| Number of single females | 364 |
| Number of single males | 462 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| POP F | 641 |
| POP M | 717 |
| POP TOT | 1,358 |
| Total population | 1,358 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 266 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 47,218 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 47,218 |
| FAMILIES | 277 |
| HOUSES | 266 |
| MARRIED F | 246 |
| MARRIED M | 246 |
| SINGLE F | 364 |
| SINGLE M | 462 |
| WIDOWED F | 31 |
| WIDOWED M | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON043012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262515
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "Oso, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oso-on043012-1901/.