Orford, Quebec (1921 census)
Orford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 869. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3355911. 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 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 869 total population, 471 males in the population, 431 males born in Canada, 398 females in the population, 365 females born in Canada, 25 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 21 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 15 males born outside the British Empire, 12 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 421 persons of French origin, 281 persons of British origin (English), 83 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 58 persons of British origin (Irish), 26 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 433 Roman Catholics, 201 Anglicans (Church of England), 96 Methodists, 95 Presbyterians, 22 Adventists, 8 Baptists, 6 Congregationalists, 3 members of the Evangelical Association, 3 Salvation Army adherents, 2 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
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: Q3355911
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orford_(canton)
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/.