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 density was 41.1 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Orford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 711 |
| Number of families | 711 |
| Number of females | 1,802 |
| Number of males | 1,964 |
| Number of married females | 609 |
| Number of married males | 610 |
| Number of married persons | 1,219 |
| Number of widowed females | 82 |
| Number of widowed males | 66 |
| Number of widowed persons | 148 |
| POP TOT | 3,766 |
| Total population | 3,766 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,111 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,288 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,399 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 710 |
| Number of occupied houses | 710 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,945 |
| Acres of potatoes | 434 |
| Acres of wheat | 6,479 |
| BAR BU | 6,283 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6,283 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,144 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 866 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 100,496 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 92,789 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 7,584 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 24,474 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 36,414 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 357 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 77 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 17,986 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 114,453 |
| BWT BU | 1,144 |
| CRN BU | 100,496 |
| HAY AC | 3,945 |
| HAY TONS | 5,006 |
| OAT BU | 92,789 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 24,474 |
| POT AC | 434 |
| POT BU | 36,414 |
| RYE BU | 357 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,006 |
| WHT AC | 6,479 |
| WHT SP BU | 77 |
| WHT WTR BU | 114,453 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,111 |
| C UNMD M | 1,288 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,399 |
| D OCC | 710 |
| FEMALE | 1,802 |
| GRA BU | 866 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 710 |
| H UNINH | 17 |
| MALE | 1,964 |
| MD F | 609 |
| MD M | 610 |
| MD TOT | 1,219 |
| NUMBER CD | 178 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 7,584 |
| TUR BU | 17,986 |
| WID F | 82 |
| WID M | 66 |
| WID TOT | 148 |
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/.