Orford, Ontario (1921 census)
Orford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,032. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.510°N, 81.800°W.
Population
In 1921, Orford had a population of 2,032: 1,092 male and 940 female residents.
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Orford, 1911 (93.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Orford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,032 total population, 1,092 males in the population, 946 males born in Canada, 940 females in the population, 856 females born in Canada, 100 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 55 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 46 males born outside the British Empire, 29 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 710 persons of British origin (English), 691 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 385 persons of British origin (Irish), 118 persons of German origin, 47 persons of Belgian origin, 29 persons of French origin, 14 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of other European origin, 2 persons of Russian origin. 11 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: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 786 Presbyterians, 553 Methodists, 309 Baptists, 229 Anglicans (Church of England), 88 Roman Catholics, 28 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 17 Disciples of Christ, 13 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 7 Lutherans, 5 Adventists, 5 Mennonites, 4 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON121006— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/orford-on121006-1921/.