Orford, Ontario (1891 census)
Orford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,479. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.513°N, 81.805°W.
Population
In 1891, Orford had a population of 3,479: 1,799 male and 1,680 female residents. Population density was 37.9 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Orford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 713 |
| Number of families | 713 |
| Number of females | 1,680 |
| Number of males | 1,799 |
| Number of married females | 590 |
| Number of married males | 589 |
| Number of married persons | 1,179 |
| Number of widowed females | 102 |
| Number of widowed males | 66 |
| Number of widowed persons | 168 |
| POP F | 1,680 |
| POP M | 1,799 |
| POP TOT | 3,479 |
| Total population | 3,479 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 988 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,144 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,132 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 15 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,464 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 705 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 77 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 8 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 620 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 29 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 532 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 173 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 74 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 362 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 705 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 167 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,048 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,184 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,003 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 28,443 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,773 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 36,675 |
| Acres of land in farms | 51,678 |
| Acres of oats | 3,171 |
| Acres of potatoes | 306 |
| Acres of turnips | 81 |
| Acres of wheat | 5,834 |
| BAR AC | 167 |
| BAR BU | 2,709 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,709 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 61,170 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,522 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 551 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 126,876 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 76,970 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 15,141 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 31,378 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 772 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,127 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 26,974 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 105,953 |
| BWT BU | 1,522 |
| CRN BU | 126,876 |
| HAY AC | 5,773 |
| HAY TONS | 9,483 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,655 |
| Number of chickens | 21,017 |
| Number of ducks | 495 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 530 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 91 |
| Number of geese | 817 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 691 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,510 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,133 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 621 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,598 |
| Number of other fowl | 191 |
| Number of oxen | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 161 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 132 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 186 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 119 |
| Number of sheep | 3,017 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,739 |
| Number of swine | 4,647 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 4,715 |
| Number of turkeys | 741 |
| OAT AC | 3,171 |
| OAT BU | 76,970 |
| PEA BU | 15,141 |
| POT AC | 306 |
| POT BU | 31,378 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 231 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 12,885 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,196 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 127,221 |
| RYE BU | 772 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,483 |
| WHT AC | 5,834 |
| WHT FALL BU | 105,953 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,127 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 161 |
| A 11 50 | 132 |
| A 201 PL | 23 |
| A 51 100 | 186 |
| BEN BU | 61,170 |
| BUTTER LB | 127,221 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,655 |
| CHEESE LB | 231 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 988 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,144 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,132 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 12,885 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 691 |
| DUCKS | 495 |
| FAMILIES | 713 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,196 |
| FRN CA | 15 |
| GEESE | 817 |
| GRA BU | 551 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 21,017 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,510 |
| HOUSES | 705 |
| HOUSES B | 77 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 76 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 74 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 65 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 532 |
| HOUSES S | 8 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 362 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 56 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 37 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 173 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 620 |
| INF 11 A | 119 |
| MD FEM | 590 |
| MD MALE | 589 |
| MD TOT | 1,179 |
| MILK COWS | 2,133 |
| NAME CD | Elgin, West—Ouest |
| OC F | 91 |
| OC P | 530 |
| OC TOT | 621 |
| OTHER FOWL | 191 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,598 |
| OTHERS | 3,464 |
| SHEEP | 3,017 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,739 |
| SUP AM | 36,675 |
| SUP FOR | 15,003 |
| SUP JV | 1,048 |
| SUP PAT | 7,184 |
| SUP SC | 28,443 |
| SUP TOT | 51,678 |
| SWINE | 4,647 |
| SWINE KS | 4,715 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 705 |
| TUR AC | 81 |
| TUR BU | 26,974 |
| TURKEY | 741 |
| WID FEM | 102 |
| WID MALE | 66 |
| WID TOT | 168 |
| WORKING OX | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON061005— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/orford-on061005-1891/.