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 density was 14.7 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Oso shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 227 |
| Number of families | 227 |
| Number of females | 544 |
| Number of males | 632 |
| Number of married females | 201 |
| Number of married males | 206 |
| Number of married persons | 407 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| POP F | 544 |
| POP M | 632 |
| POP TOT | 1,176 |
| Total population | 1,176 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 320 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 413 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 733 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 19 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,157 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 12 |
| Number of houses | 215 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 215 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 12 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 127 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 88 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 227 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 17 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 38 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,234 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,682 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,646 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,525 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,918 |
| Acres of land in farms | 27,600 |
| Acres of oats | 804 |
| Acres of potatoes | 158 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 244 |
| BAR AC | 17 |
| BAR BU | 186 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 186 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 200 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,238 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,498 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,919 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,107 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,171 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,102 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,262 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 510 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 350 |
| BWT BU | 1,238 |
| CRN BU | 1,498 |
| HAY AC | 2,525 |
| HAY TONS | 2,040 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 168 |
| Number of chickens | 2,590 |
| Number of ducks | 49 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 152 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 29 |
| Number of geese | 202 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 89 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 249 |
| Number of milk cows | 580 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 182 |
| Number of other cattle | 638 |
| Number of other fowl | 23 |
| Number of oxen | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 32 |
| Number of sheep | 1,000 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 495 |
| Number of swine | 218 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 154 |
| Number of turkeys | 83 |
| OAT AC | 804 |
| OAT BU | 11,919 |
| PEA BU | 2,107 |
| POT AC | 158 |
| POT BU | 13,171 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,790 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,908 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 417 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 44,025 |
| RYE BU | 1,102 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,040 |
| WHT AC | 244 |
| WHT FALL BU | 350 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,262 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 56 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 48 |
| A 51 100 | 35 |
| BEN BU | 200 |
| BUTTER LB | 44,025 |
| CATTLE KS | 168 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,790 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 320 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 413 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 733 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,908 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 89 |
| DUCKS | 49 |
| FAMILIES | 227 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 417 |
| FRN CA | 19 |
| GEESE | 202 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,590 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 249 |
| HOUSES | 215 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 127 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 53 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 44 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 49 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 88 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 215 |
| INF 11 A | 32 |
| MD FEM | 201 |
| MD MALE | 206 |
| MD TOT | 407 |
| MILK COWS | 580 |
| NAME CD | Addington |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 29 |
| OC P | 152 |
| OC TOT | 182 |
| OTHER FOWL | 23 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 638 |
| OTHERS | 1,157 |
| SHEEP | 1,000 |
| SHEEP KS | 495 |
| SUP AM | 11,918 |
| SUP FOR | 15,682 |
| SUP JV | 38 |
| SUP PAT | 5,234 |
| SUP SC | 6,646 |
| SUP TOT | 27,600 |
| SWINE | 218 |
| SWINE KS | 154 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 227 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 510 |
| TURKEY | 83 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 12 |
| WID FEM | 23 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 36 |
| WORKING OX | 10 |
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/.