Orford, Ontario (1871 census)
Orford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,113. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.513°N, 81.805°W.
Population
In 1871, Orford had a population of 3,113: 1,646 male and 1,467 female residents. Population density was 33.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,554 |
| 1871 | 3,113 |
| 1881 | 3,766 |
| 1891 | 3,479 |
| 1901 | 3,347 |
| 1911 | 2,914 |
| 1921 | 2,032 |
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, Orford 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 | 552 |
| Number of females | 1,467 |
| Number of males | 1,646 |
| Number of married females | 494 |
| Number of married males | 504 |
| Number of married persons | 998 |
| Number of widowed females | 58 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| Number of widowed persons | 97 |
| Total population | 3,113 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 915 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,103 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,018 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 548 |
| Number of occupied houses | 548 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 18,277 |
| BWT BU | 1,011 |
| CRN BU | 34,201 |
| HAY AC | 4,069 |
| HAY TONS | 5,253 |
| OAT BU | 50,725 |
| PEA BU | 6,596 |
| POT AC | 368 |
| POT BU | 40,767 |
| RYE BU | 25 |
| Total area (acres) | 54,060 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,627 |
| WHT WTR BU | 36,086 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,849 |
| AREA | 54,060 |
| BEING BUILT | 11 |
| BEN BU | 3,623 |
| CD | 3 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 552 |
| FEMALE | 1,467 |
| GRA BU | 995 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 548 |
| INHABITED | 548 |
| MALE | 1,646 |
| MARRIED F | 494 |
| MARRIED M | 504 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 998 |
| POPULATION | 3,113 |
| ROOT BU | 1,693 |
| SINGLE F | 915 |
| SINGLE M | 1,103 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,018 |
| TUR BU | 9,982 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 58 |
| WIDOWED M | 39 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 97 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON003002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Orford, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/orford-on003002-1871/.