Orford, Quebec (1871 census)
Orford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 840. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.382°N, 72.102°W.
Population
In 1871, Orford had a population of 840: 429 male and 411 female residents. Population density was 6.0 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Orford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 147 |
| Number of females | 411 |
| Number of males | 429 |
| Number of married females | 143 |
| Number of married males | 143 |
| Number of married persons | 286 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 11 |
| Total population | 840 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 260 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 283 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 543 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 146 |
| Number of occupied houses | 146 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 152 |
| BWT BU | 2,280 |
| CRN BU | 843 |
| HAY AC | 1,717 |
| HAY TONS | 1,530 |
| OAT BU | 7,190 |
| PEA BU | 331 |
| POT AC | 126 |
| POT BU | 14,574 |
| RYE BU | 8 |
| Total area (acres) | 80,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 419 |
| WHT WTR BU | 10 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 38 |
| AREA | 80,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 10 |
| BEN BU | 118 |
| CD | 140 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 147 |
| FEMALE | 411 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 146 |
| INHABITED | 146 |
| MALE | 429 |
| MARRIED F | 143 |
| MARRIED M | 143 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 286 |
| POPULATION | 840 |
| ROOT BU | 335 |
| SINGLE F | 260 |
| SINGLE M | 283 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 543 |
| TUR BU | 1,543 |
| UNINHABITED | 23 |
| WIDOWED F | 8 |
| WIDOWED M | 3 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC140002— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/orford-qc140002-1871/.