Orford, Quebec (1901 census)
Orford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,096. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3355911. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.373°N, 72.121°W.
Population
In 1901, Orford had a population of 1,096: 580 male and 516 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, 1891 (60.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Orford shared boundaries with:
- Bolton, East—Est
- Brompton
- Magog
- Melbourne & Brompton Gore
- Sherbrooke, Nord, Ward—Quartier
- St. Elie d'Orford
- Stukely, North—Nord
- Stukely, South, Sud
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,096 total population, 580 males, 516 females, 362 single males, 294 single females, 212 families, 207 married females, 207 married males, 15 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 202 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 57,856 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC193007— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/orford-qc193007-1901/.