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 density was 23.8 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.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 940 |
| POP M | 1,092 |
| POP TOT | 2,032 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 5 |
| ANGLICANS | 229 |
| BAPTISTS | 309 |
| BRIT BORN F | 55 |
| BRIT BORN M | 100 |
| BRIT ENG | 710 |
| BRIT IRISH | 385 |
| BRIT OTHER | 7 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 691 |
| CAN BORN F | 856 |
| CAN BORN M | 946 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 17 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 47 |
| EUR DUTCH | 14 |
| EUR FRENCH | 29 |
| EUR GERMAN | 118 |
| EUR OTHER | 2 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 2 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 3 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 29 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 46 |
| INDIAN | 11 |
| LUTHERANS | 7 |
| MENNONITES | 5 |
| METHODISTS | 553 |
| MORMONS | 28 |
| OTHER SECTS | 4 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 786 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 88 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 13 |
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/.