Oso, Ontario (1861 census)
Oso was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 349. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262515. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.803°N, 76.650°W.
Population
In 1861, Oso had a population of 349: 178 male and 171 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1851 (18.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Oso shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 121 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 349 total population, 178 males, 171 females, Male members of the family who are present: 170, Female members of the family who are present: 168, 128 single males, 121 single females, 46 married males, 45 married females, 30 females attending school, 26 males attending school, 14 male births, 12 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 8, 5 widowed females, 4 widowed males, Females present who are not members of the family: 3, 1 adult females unable to read or write. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 26 females aged 5 to 10, 26 single females aged 10 to 15, 25 single males aged 10 to 15, 24 males aged 5 to 10, 21 married males aged 30 to 40, 18 married females aged 30 to 40, 17 single females aged 15 to 20, 17 single males aged 20 to 30, 16 married females aged 20 to 30, 14 males aged 1 to 2, 11 females aged 1 to 2, 11 males aged 3 to 4, 9 married males aged 20 to 30, 8 males aged 2 to 3, 8 married males aged 40 to 50, 8 single females aged 20 to 30, 6 females aged 2 to 3, 5 females age 3 to 4, 5 females aged 4 to 5, 5 males aged 4 to 5, 5 married females aged 40 to 50, 4 married males aged 50 to 60, 4 married males aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 15 to 20, 3 married females aged 50 to 60, 3 married females aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 single males aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 269 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 66 persons originating in Ireland, 11 persons originating in Scotland, 3 persons originating in England or Wales, 2 male negroes or coloured persons, 2 negroes or coloured persons, 2 persons originating in all other places, 1 Indigenous females, 1 Indigenous males, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $11,940 value farms (dollars), $10,764 value all livestock, 10,007 acres of land in farms, 9,490 pounds of homemade butter, 8,310 pounds of maple sugar, 7,706 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,110 bushels of potatoes, 3,084 bushels of oats, 2,301 acres of farmland under cultivation, $2,184 value horses aged over 3 years, 2,169 bushels of spring wheat, 1,182 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,118 acres of farmland under crops, $1,087 value farm implements in dollars, 890 bushels of turnips, 780 pounds of wool produced on farms, 712 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 635 bushels of peas, 297 sheep, 225 calves and heifers, 162 milk cows, 140 acres of oats, 132 acres of spring wheat, 125 bushels of winter wheat, 114 barrels of pork, 111 swine, 73 acres of potatoes, 60 occupants of farms, 59 bulls, oxen, or steers, 48 barrels of beef, 47 horses aged over 3 years, 45 acres of peas, 44 tons of hay, 30 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 24 horses aged 3 years and under, 20 bushels of barley, 20 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 9 acres of winter wheat, 6 acres of turnips, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 acres of barley, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 1 acres of farmland in gardens, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 581 yards of flannel, 30 yards of fulled cloth. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 5 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON072009— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oso-on072009-1861/.