Oso, Ontario (1911 census)
Oso was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,214. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262515. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.803°N, 76.650°W.
Population
In 1911, Oso had a population of 1,214. Population density was 15.2 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Oso shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,126 |
| POP F | 454 |
| POP M | 536 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 9.38 |
| POP TOT | 1,214 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 501 |
| AREA ACRES | 67,556 |
| AREA SQ MI | 105.56 |
| BAPTISTS | 10 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 52 |
| BRIT IRISH | 861 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 220 |
| DUTCH | 18 |
| DWELLINGS | 203 |
| F MARRIED | 185 |
| F SINGLE | 249 |
| F WIDOWED | 20 |
| FAMILIES | 203 |
| FRENCH | 25 |
| INDIAN | 17 |
| M MARRIED | 192 |
| M SINGLE | 328 |
| M WIDOWED | 16 |
| METHODISTS | 559 |
| NEGRO | 10 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 65 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 78 |
| SWISS | 11 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON069012— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oso-on069012-1911/.