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 density was 6.2 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Oso shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 83 |
| Number of females | 234 |
| Number of males | 258 |
| Number of married females | 74 |
| Number of married males | 75 |
| Number of married persons | 149 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 6 |
| Total population | 492 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 157 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 180 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 337 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 83 |
| Number of occupied houses | 83 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 41 |
| BWT BU | 66 |
| CRN BU | 295 |
| HAY AC | 1,275 |
| HAY TONS | 679 |
| OAT BU | 2,098 |
| PEA BU | 300 |
| POT AC | 96 |
| POT BU | 7,098 |
| RYE BU | 333 |
| Total area (acres) | 49,274 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,436 |
| WHT WTR BU | 276 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 264 |
| AREA | 49,274 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 21 |
| CD | 64 |
| CSD | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 83 |
| FEMALE | 234 |
| GRA BU | 46 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 83 |
| INHABITED | 83 |
| MALE | 258 |
| MARRIED F | 74 |
| MARRIED M | 75 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 149 |
| POPULATION | 492 |
| ROOT BU | 28 |
| SINGLE F | 157 |
| SINGLE M | 180 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 337 |
| TUR BU | 685 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 3 |
| WIDOWED M | 3 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 6 |
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/.