Orford, Ontario (1911 census)
Orford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,914. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.513°N, 81.805°W.
Population
In 1911, Orford had a population of 2,914: 1,513 male and 1,401 female residents. Population density was 34.9 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Highgate, VL, 1921 (1.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Orford, 1921 (93.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Orford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 53,440 area in acres, 2,914 total population, 1,513 males in the population, 1,401 females in the population, 856 single (never-married) males, 732 single (never-married) females, 701 families, 572 married males, 559 married females, 101 widowed females, 83.50 area in square miles, 60 widowed males, 34.90 population per square mile, 25 males with marital status not given, 9 females with marital status not given. 3,347 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 992 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 790 persons of British origin (English), 451 persons of British origin (Irish), 196 persons of German origin, 28 persons of French origin, 25 persons of Dutch origin, 10 persons of British origin (other). 320 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,195 Methodists, 883 Presbyterians, 366 Baptists, 344 Anglicans (Church of England), 102 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 61 Roman Catholics, 22 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 16 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 11 Adventists, 5 Salvation Army adherents, 4 Mennonites, 2 Brethren, 2 Congregationalists, 1 Friends (Quakers). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 690 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON084004— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/orford-on084004-1911/.