Orford, Quebec (1911 census)
Orford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,256. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.373°N, 72.121°W.
Population
In 1911, Orford had a population of 1,256: 679 male and 577 female residents. Population density was 14.9 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).
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, 1921 (78.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Petit Lac Magog, VL, 1921 (1.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Orford shared boundaries with:
- Bolton E.
- Brompton
- Magog
- Melbourne & Brompton Gore
- Sherbrooke, C
- St. Elie d'Orford
- Stukely N.
- Stukely S.
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,096 |
| POP F | 577 |
| POP M | 679 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 13.89 |
| POP TOT | 1,256 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 46 |
| ANGLICANS | 245 |
| AREA ACRES | 57,856 |
| AREA SQ MI | 90.40 |
| BAPTISTS | 7 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 384 |
| BRIT IRISH | 97 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 49 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 7 |
| DUTCH | 34 |
| DWELLINGS | 221 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 202 |
| F SINGLE | 350 |
| F WIDOWED | 24 |
| FAMILIES | 223 |
| FRENCH | 688 |
| GERMAN | 3 |
| JAPANESE | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 206 |
| M SINGLE | 443 |
| M WIDOWED | 30 |
| METHODISTS | 94 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 118 |
| PROTESTANTS | 2 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 735 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC198002— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/orford-qc198002-1911/.