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 density was 12.0 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Oso shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 167 |
| Number of families | 167 |
| Number of females | 467 |
| Number of males | 492 |
| Number of married females | 153 |
| Number of married males | 158 |
| Number of married persons | 311 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| POP TOT | 959 |
| Total population | 959 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 304 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 323 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 627 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 164 |
| Number of occupied houses | 167 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,623 |
| Acres of potatoes | 151 |
| Acres of wheat | 91 |
| BAR BU | 246 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 246 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 864 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,405 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,179 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 228 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,193 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,080 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3,608 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 445 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,209 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 287 |
| BWT BU | 864 |
| CRN BU | 1,405 |
| HAY AC | 1,623 |
| HAY TONS | 1,285 |
| OAT BU | 8,179 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,193 |
| POT AC | 151 |
| POT BU | 17,080 |
| RYE BU | 3,608 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,285 |
| WHT AC | 91 |
| WHT SP BU | 445 |
| WHT WTR BU | 287 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 304 |
| C UNMD M | 323 |
| C UNMD TOT | 627 |
| D OCC | 167 |
| FEMALE | 467 |
| GRA BU | 20 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 164 |
| H UNINH | 13 |
| MALE | 492 |
| MD F | 153 |
| MD M | 158 |
| MD TOT | 311 |
| NUMBER CD | 118 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 228 |
| SHAN | 3 |
| TUR BU | 1,209 |
| WID F | 10 |
| WID M | 11 |
| WID TOT | 21 |
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/.