Orford, Quebec (1881 census)
Orford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,236. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.382°N, 72.102°W.
Population
In 1881, Orford had a population of 1,236: 642 male and 594 female residents. Population density was 8.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 725 |
| 1871 | 840 |
| 1881 | 1,236 |
| 1891 | 1,097 |
| 1901 | 1,096 |
| 1911 | 1,256 |
| 1921 | 869 |
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:
- Bolton E
- Brompton
- Magog
- Melbourne, Brompton, Gore and New Rockland, Village
- Sherbrooke, Nord, Ward—Quartier
- Stukely N.
- Stukely S.
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 217 |
| Number of families | 217 |
| Number of females | 594 |
| Number of males | 642 |
| Number of married females | 203 |
| Number of married males | 205 |
| Number of married persons | 408 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| POP TOT | 1,236 |
| Total population | 1,236 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 382 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 424 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 806 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 202 |
| Number of occupied houses | 202 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 53 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,398 |
| Acres of potatoes | 105 |
| Acres of wheat | 71 |
| BAR BU | 1,149 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,149 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,174 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 49 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 365 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 17,324 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,834 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 493 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,587 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,270 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,533 |
| BWT BU | 3,174 |
| CRN BU | 365 |
| HAY AC | 2,398 |
| HAY TONS | 3,082 |
| OAT BU | 17,324 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 493 |
| POT AC | 105 |
| POT BU | 10,587 |
| RYE BU | 44 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,082 |
| WHT AC | 71 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,270 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 382 |
| C UNMD M | 424 |
| C UNMD TOT | 806 |
| D OCC | 202 |
| FEMALE | 594 |
| GRA BU | 49 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 202 |
| H UNINH | 53 |
| MALE | 642 |
| MD F | 203 |
| MD M | 205 |
| MD TOT | 408 |
| NUMBER CD | 55 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,834 |
| TUR BU | 7,533 |
| WID F | 9 |
| WID M | 13 |
| WID TOT | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC055005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC088002— 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, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/orford-qc055005-1881/.