Photo: Mario Hains · CC BY-SA 3.027 registered heritage sites stand within 25 km of Orford
The typical town keeps 18% of its homes from before 1961; here it is 6.2%. Heritage of the first rank begins 7.8 km away, in Magog. Wikidata gives July 1, 1855 for the municipality, whether that is when it was founded, incorporated or merged.
27 historic places within 25 km of Orford
Between them, 9 towns share them, mainly Sherbrooke, Bolton-Est and Valcourt. Its 8 places of national rank start with Bolton-Est Town Hall, at 20 km. The nearest is Maison Merry, 7.7 km away in Magog.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Maison MerryMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1821 · 7.7 km away, in Magog |
| Église Sainte-Marguerite-MarieMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1949–1950 · 8.4 km away, in Magog |
| Complexe des moulins d'AustinCited heritage site (Québec) · 17 km away, in Austin |
| North Hatley Heritage SiteCited heritage site (Québec) · 17 km away, in Hatley |
| Église Saint-Matthew de Stukely-SudMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1854–1856 · 18 km away, in Stukely-Sud |
| Église Saint-Patrick de Bolton CentreMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1873–1876 · 20 km away, in Bolton-Est |
| Bolton-Est Town HallNational Historic Site · 1867–1868 · 20 km away, in Bolton-Est |
| Église Methodist UnitedMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1879 · 21 km away, in Bolton-Est |
| Grange circulaire Damase-Amédée-DufresneClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1907 · 21 km away, in Austin |
| Bijouterie DrainvilleMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1924 · 21 km away, in Valcourt |
| Presbytère de Saint-Joseph-d'ElyMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1923 · 21 km away, in Valcourt |
| Église Saint-Joseph-d'ElyMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1869 · 21 km away, in Valcourt |
Near Orford, within 25 km: built places from 1821 on
Reaching 25 km out from Orford: the historic places by their first construction date on record.
23 dated places within 25 km make up the record. Before Confederation: 6. The oldest is Maison Merry in Magog, from 1821.
11% of Orford’s homes are from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
More than half of Orford’s housing predates 2001. Orford has an unusual share of homes built from 2001 to 2015: 39%, where most towns have 15%. Few of Orford’s homes date from 1961 to 1980: 20%, the norm 27%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Orford and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orford | 5,698 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Magog | 30,764 | 3 | 1 | 1821 |
| Eastman | 2,706 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Austin | 1,959 | 2 | 1 | 1907 |
| Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley | 2,938 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Denis-de-Brompton | 5,249 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Racine | 1,441 | 0 | 0 | — |
Orford in brief
Little of its housing was standing by 1961: 6.2%, against 18% in the typical town. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: like most towns its size, it has no historic place.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- People and events. Parks Canada’s open file gives its national historic persons no place. A town’s page names one only when the person was born there (matched by name and both life years) or one of its own historic places carries the name and its record speaks of them; national historic events stay off.
- The tiers. Three tiers: the top for National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements, a second for the other federal designations, a third for provincial and municipal listings.
- Protection. Here the register is also the protection: classement and citation under Québec’s cultural heritage law control changes, while federal recognition does not.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- The federal register. Every federal designation is in Parks Canada’s directory, and the Canadian Register of Historic Places gives most of them a bilingual statement of significance.
- Québec’s register. Québec is the one province whose register is open: classements, declarations and municipal citations, described by the ministry in French.
Questions about Orford’s history
How many historic places does Orford have on the registers?
None within Orford itself; the nearest is 7.7 km off: Maison Merry, in Magog.
When did Orford become a municipality?
The date Wikidata holds for Orford is July 1, 1855, whether founding, incorporation or merger.
How old are the homes in Orford?
Before 1961: 6.2% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (homes by period of construction). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).