Orford, Ontario (1881 census)
Orford was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,766. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.513°N, 81.805°W.
Population
In 1881, Orford had a population of 3,766: 1,964 male and 1,802 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Orford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,766 total population, 1,964 males, 1,802 females, 1,219 married persons, 711 families, 610 married males, 609 married females, 148 widowed persons, 82 widowed females, 66 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,399 single persons under 18, 1,288 single males under 18, 1,111 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 710 inhabited houses, 710 occupied houses, 17 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 114,453 bushels of winter wheat, 100,496 bushels of corn, 92,789 bushels of oats, 36,414 bushels of potatoes, 24,474 bushels of peas and beans, 17,986 bushels of turnips, 7,584 bushels of other root crops, 6,479 acres of wheat, 6,283 bushels of barley, 5,006 tons of hay, 3,945 acres of hay crops, 1,144 bushels of buckwheat, 866 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 434 acres of potatoes, 357 bushels of rye, 77 bushels of spring wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,766 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON178002— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/orford-on178002-1881/.