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 31.8 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 Orford, 1921 (93.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Highgate, VL, 1921 (1.1% 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3,347 |
| POP F | 1,401 |
| POP M | 1,513 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 34.90 |
| POP TOT | 2,914 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 11 |
| ANGLICANS | 344 |
| AREA ACRES | 53,440 |
| AREA SQ MI | 83.50 |
| BAPTISTS | 366 |
| BRETHREN | 2 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 790 |
| BRIT IRISH | 451 |
| BRIT OTHER | 10 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 992 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| DUTCH | 25 |
| DWELLINGS | 690 |
| F MARRIED | 559 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 9 |
| F SINGLE | 732 |
| F WIDOWED | 101 |
| FAMILIES | 701 |
| FRENCH | 28 |
| FRIENDS | 1 |
| GERMAN | 196 |
| INDIAN | 320 |
| M MARRIED | 572 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 25 |
| M SINGLE | 856 |
| M WIDOWED | 60 |
| MENNONITES | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 1,195 |
| MORMONS | 16 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 883 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 61 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 5 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 102 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 22 |
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/.