Oso, Ontario (1881 census)
Oso was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 959. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262515. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.803°N, 76.650°W.
Population
In 1881, Oso had a population of 959: 492 male and 467 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Oso shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 959 total population, 492 males, 467 females, 311 married persons, 167 families, 158 married males, 153 married females, 21 widowed persons, 11 widowed males, 10 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 627 single persons under 18, 323 single males under 18, 304 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 167 occupied houses, 164 inhabited houses, 13 uninhabited houses, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 17,080 bushels of potatoes, 8,179 bushels of oats, 3,608 bushels of rye, 2,193 bushels of peas and beans, 1,623 acres of hay crops, 1,405 bushels of corn, 1,285 tons of hay, 1,209 bushels of turnips, 864 bushels of buckwheat, 445 bushels of spring wheat, 287 bushels of winter wheat, 246 bushels of barley, 228 bushels of other root crops, 151 acres of potatoes, 91 acres of wheat, 20 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 959 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON118011— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oso-on118011-1881/.