Oso, Ontario (1871 census)
Oso was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 492. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262515. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.803°N, 76.650°W.
Population
In 1871, Oso had a population of 492: 258 male and 234 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Oso shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 492 total population, 258 males, 234 females, 149 married persons, 83 families, 75 married males, 74 married females, 6 widowed persons, 3 widowed females, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 337 single persons under 18, 180 single males under 18, 157 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 83 inhabited houses, 83 occupied houses, 2 houses under construction, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 49,274 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON064012— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oso-on064012-1871/.