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 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 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,358 total population, 717 males, 641 females, 462 single males, 364 single females, 277 families, 246 married females, 246 married males, 31 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 266 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 47,218 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
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/.