Orford, Quebec (1921 census)
Orford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 869. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.381°N, 72.143°W.
Population
In 1921, Orford had a population of 869: 471 male and 398 female residents. Population density was 13.1 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).
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 (78.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Orford shared boundaries with:
- Bolton E.
- Brompton
- Magog
- Melbourne & Brompton Gore
- Rock Forest
- Sherbrooke, C
- St. Elie d'Orford
- Stukely N.
- Stukely S.
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 398 |
| POP M | 471 |
| POP TOT | 869 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 22 |
| ANGLICANS | 201 |
| BAPTISTS | 8 |
| BRIT BORN F | 21 |
| BRIT BORN M | 25 |
| BRIT ENG | 281 |
| BRIT IRISH | 58 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 83 |
| CAN BORN F | 365 |
| CAN BORN M | 431 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 6 |
| EUR DUTCH | 26 |
| EUR FRENCH | 421 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 3 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 12 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 15 |
| METHODISTS | 96 |
| OTHER SECTS | 2 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 95 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 433 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC088002— 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 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, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/orford-qc088002-1921/.