Orford, Quebec (1861 census)
Orford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 725. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3355911. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.382°N, 72.102°W.
Population
In 1861, Orford had a population of 725: 367 male and 358 female residents.
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 1861
In the 1861 census, Orford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 139 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 725 total population, 367 males, 358 females, Male members of the family who are present: 355, Female members of the family who are present: 352, 241 single females, 239 single males, 117 married males, 108 married females, 78 adult males unable to read or write, 71 adult females unable to read or write, 52 females attending school, 43 males attending school, 24 male births, 15 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 12, 11 widowed males, 9 widowed females, Females present who are not members of the family: 6, 1 blind females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 55 females aged 5 to 10, 49 single females aged 10 to 15, 41 males aged 5 to 10, 41 single males aged 20 to 30, 38 single males aged 15 to 20, 34 single males aged 10 to 15, 33 single females aged 15 to 20, 31 married males aged 30 to 40, 30 married females aged 20 to 30, 28 married males aged 20 to 30, 27 married females aged 30 to 40, 27 married males aged 40 to 50, 23 single females aged 20 to 30, 21 married females aged 40 to 50, 18 females aged 1 to 2, 18 females aged 2 to 3, 17 females age 3 to 4, 17 males aged 4 to 5, 16 married males aged 50 to 60, 13 males aged 1 to 2, 11 married females aged 50 to 60, 10 females aged 4 to 5, 10 males aged 2 to 3, 10 males aged 3 to 4, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 10 married males aged 60 to 70, 8 married females aged 15 to 20, 7 single males aged 30 to 40, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 468 French Canadians, 146 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 45 persons originating in Ireland, 31 persons originating in the United States, 17 persons originating in Scotland, 15 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $107,500 value farms (dollars), $20,756 value all livestock, 15,652 bushels of potatoes, 13,631 acres of land in farms, 12,056 pounds of homemade butter, 11,665 pounds of maple sugar, 10,839 bushels of oats, 10,052 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $7,872 value horses aged over 3 years, 4,886 bushels of buckwheat, $3,864 value farm implements in dollars, 3,579 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,375 bushels of turnips, 2,585 acres of farmland under crops, 1,330 bushels of barley, 1,228 pounds of wool produced on farms, 980 acres of farmland in pasture, 808 tons of hay, $788 value garden and orchard crops, 545 bushels of spring wheat, 488 sheep, 349 acres of oats, 260 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 245 calves and heifers, 213 bushels of corn, 197 milk cows, 182 acres of buckwheat, 175 bushels of peas, 138 barrels of pork, 132 acres of potatoes, 124 horses aged over 3 years, 119 bushels of rye, 119 swine, 116 occupants of farms, 100 pounds of flax or hemp, 89 bulls, oxen, or steers, 71 barrels of beef, 52 acres of barley, 41 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 39 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 32 horses aged 3 years and under, 28 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 27 acres of spring wheat, 22 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 19 bushels of beans, 14 acres of farmland in gardens, 12 acres of turnips, 10 acres of peas, 10 bushels of carrots, 8 acres of corn, 7 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 5 acres of rye, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $1,150 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 421 yards of flannel, 94 yards of fulled cloth, 38 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 7 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC064002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC088002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3355911
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orford_(canton)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/orford-qc064002-1861/.