Oso, Ontario (1891 census)
Oso was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,176. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262515. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.803°N, 76.650°W.
Population
In 1891, Oso had a population of 1,176: 632 male and 544 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Oso shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,176 total population, 632 males, 544 females, 407 married persons, 227 families, 206 married males, 201 married females, 36 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 733 single persons under 18, 413 single males under 18, 320 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,157 persons who are not French Canadian, 19 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 227 occupied houses, 215 houses, 215 houses built of wood, 127 houses of 1 story, 88 houses of 2 stories, 53 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 49 houses of 2 rooms, 44 houses of 3 rooms, 31 houses of 4 rooms, 22 houses of 5 rooms, 12 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 12 houses of 1 room, 5 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 44,025 pounds of homemade butter, 27,600 acres of land in farms, 15,682 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,171 bushels of potatoes, 11,919 bushels of oats, 11,918 acres of improved land in farms, 6,646 acres of farmland under crops, 5,234 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,908 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,590 chickens, 2,525 acres of hay crops, 2,262 bushels of spring wheat, 2,107 bushels of peas, 2,040 tons of hay, 1,790 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,498 bushels of corn, 1,238 bushels of buckwheat, 1,102 bushels of rye, 1,000 sheep, 804 acres of oats, 638 other cattle, 580 milk cows, 510 bushels of turnips, 495 sheep slaughtered or sold, 417 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 350 bushels of winter wheat, 249 horses aged over 3 years, 244 acres of wheat, 218 swine, 202 geese, 200 bushels of beans, 186 bushels of barley, 182 occupants of farms, 168 cattle killed or sold, 158 acres of potatoes, 154 swine slaughtered or sold, 152 farm occupants who own their land, 89 horses aged 3 years and under, 83 turkeys, 56 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 49 ducks, 48 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 38 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 35 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 32 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 29 farm occupants who rent their land, 23 other fowl, 17 acres of barley, 11 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 oxen, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 acres of turnips, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON045012— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oso-on045012-1891/.