Orford, Quebec (1891 census)
Orford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,097. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3355911. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.382°N, 72.102°W.
Population
In 1891, Orford had a population of 1,097: 586 male and 511 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Orford, 1901 (60.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Elie d'Orford, 1901 (39.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Orford shared boundaries with:
- Bolton E
- Brompton & St. Frs.-Xavier
- Magog
- Melbourne, Brompton, Gore and New Rockland, Village
- Sherbrooke, Nord, Ward—Quartier
- Stukely N
- Stukely S
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,097 total population, 586 males, 511 females, 389 married persons, 206 families, 195 married males, 194 married females, 21 widowed persons, 11 widowed males, 10 widowed females, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 687 single persons under 18, 380 single males under 18, 307 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 575 French Canadians, 522 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 191 houses, 191 occupied houses, 187 houses built of wood, 186 houses of 1 story, 69 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 43 houses of 2 rooms, 33 houses of 4 rooms, 18 houses of 3 rooms, 18 houses of 5 rooms, 15 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 1 room, 5 houses of 2 stories, 4 houses built of brick, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 43,775 pounds of homemade butter, 18,169 acres of land in farms, 17,445 bushels of potatoes, 15,902 bushels of oats, 9,509 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,660 acres of improved land in farms, 5,371 acres of farmland under crops, 4,107 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,517 tons of hay, 3,374 acres of hay crops, 3,232 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,028 bushels of buckwheat, 2,518 bushels of turnips, 2,457 chickens, 1,586 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,432 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,126 bushels of spring wheat, 1,124 bushels of barley, 725 acres of oats, 656 sheep, 618 milk cows, 554 other cattle, 363 sheep slaughtered or sold, 323 horses aged over 3 years, 270 bushels of peas, 265 cattle killed or sold, 246 swine, 219 swine slaughtered or sold, 190 occupants of farms, 170 farm occupants who own their land, 161 horses aged 3 years and under, 157 bushels of corn, 143 acres of potatoes, 117 bushels of beans, 84 acres of wheat, 70 acres of barley, 66 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 63 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 57 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 46 other fowl, 36 geese, 33 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 31 ducks, 26 oxen, 18 farm occupants who rent their land, 16 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 acres of turnips, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 bushels of winter wheat, 6 turkeys, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC189007— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/orford-qc189007-1891/.