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
- Magog
- Melbourne, Brompton, Gore and New Rockland, Village
- Sherbrooke, Nord, Ward—Quartier
- Stukely N.
- Stukely S.
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 206 |
| Number of families | 206 |
| Number of females | 511 |
| Number of males | 586 |
| Number of married females | 194 |
| Number of married males | 195 |
| Number of married persons | 389 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| POP F | 511 |
| POP M | 586 |
| POP TOT | 1,097 |
| Total population | 1,097 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 307 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 380 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 687 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 575 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 522 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 191 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 187 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 7 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 186 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 191 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 70 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 57 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,232 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,509 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,371 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,374 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,660 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,169 |
| Acres of oats | 725 |
| Acres of potatoes | 143 |
| Acres of turnips | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 84 |
| BAR AC | 70 |
| BAR BU | 1,124 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,124 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 117 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,028 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 157 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,902 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 270 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,445 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,126 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,518 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| BWT BU | 3,028 |
| CRN BU | 157 |
| HAY AC | 3,374 |
| HAY TONS | 3,517 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 265 |
| Number of chickens | 2,457 |
| Number of ducks | 31 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 170 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 18 |
| Number of geese | 36 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 161 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 323 |
| Number of milk cows | 618 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 190 |
| Number of other cattle | 554 |
| Number of other fowl | 46 |
| Number of oxen | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 66 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 63 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 13 |
| Number of sheep | 656 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 363 |
| Number of swine | 246 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 219 |
| Number of turkeys | 6 |
| OAT AC | 725 |
| OAT BU | 15,902 |
| PEA BU | 270 |
| POT AC | 143 |
| POT BU | 17,445 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 4,107 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,432 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,586 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 43,775 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,517 |
| WHT AC | 84 |
| WHT FALL BU | 10 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,126 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 33 |
| A 11 50 | 66 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 63 |
| BEN BU | 117 |
| BUTTER LB | 43,775 |
| CATTLE KS | 265 |
| CHEESE LB | 4,107 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 307 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 380 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 687 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,432 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 161 |
| DUCKS | 31 |
| FAMILIES | 206 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,586 |
| FRN CA | 575 |
| GEESE | 36 |
| GRA BU | 16 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,457 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 323 |
| HOUSES | 191 |
| HOUSES B | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 33 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 186 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 69 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 43 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 15 |
| HOUSES W | 187 |
| INF 11 A | 13 |
| MD FEM | 194 |
| MD MALE | 195 |
| MD TOT | 389 |
| MILK COWS | 618 |
| NAME CD | Sherbrooke |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 18 |
| OC P | 170 |
| OC TOT | 190 |
| OTHER FOWL | 46 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 554 |
| OTHERS | 522 |
| SHEEP | 656 |
| SHEEP KS | 363 |
| SUP AM | 8,660 |
| SUP FOR | 9,509 |
| SUP JV | 57 |
| SUP PAT | 3,232 |
| SUP SC | 5,371 |
| SUP TOT | 18,169 |
| SWINE | 246 |
| SWINE KS | 219 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 191 |
| TUR AC | 13 |
| TUR BU | 2,518 |
| TURKEY | 6 |
| WID FEM | 10 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 21 |
| WORKING OX | 26 |
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
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/.