Orford, Ontario (1901 census)
Orford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,347. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.513°N, 81.805°W.
Population
In 1901, Orford had a population of 3,347: 1,744 male and 1,603 female residents. Population density was 36.5 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Orford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced females | 1 |
| Number of families | 676 |
| Number of females | 1,603 |
| Number of males | 1,744 |
| Number of married females | 611 |
| Number of married males | 612 |
| Number of single females | 870 |
| Number of single males | 1,062 |
| Number of widowed females | 121 |
| Number of widowed males | 70 |
| POP F | 1,603 |
| POP M | 1,744 |
| POP TOT | 3,347 |
| Total population | 3,347 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 673 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 53,440 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 53,440 |
| DIVORCED F | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 676 |
| HOUSES | 673 |
| MARRIED F | 611 |
| MARRIED M | 612 |
| SINGLE F | 870 |
| SINGLE M | 1,062 |
| WIDOWED F | 121 |
| WIDOWED M | 70 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON058005— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/orford-on058005-1901/.