Orford, Quebec
Orford is a township municipality of about 3,600 people in Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada.
Orford's main attraction is its ski resort on Mount Orford, attracting thousands of people every winter.
Orford is well known for the Mont-Orford National Park. The park has thousands of acres of forest and two major lakes, Stukley and Fraser. Cherry river runs through the park and ends up in Lake Memphremagog. The township has many lakes and is a tourist destination in Quebec.Demographics
Population
Population trend:
Census | Population | Change |
2011 | 3,575 | 20.0% |
2006 | 2,979 | 25.0% |
ADJ | 2,383 | 19.9% |
2001 | 1,987 | 39.2% |
1996 | 1,427 | 44.9% |
1991 | 985 | N/A |
ADJ = adjusted figure due to boundary change.Language
Mother tongue
Language | Population | Pct |
French only | 3,310 | 92.85% |
English only | 185 | 5.19% |
Both English and French | 30 | 0.84% |
Other languages | 40 | 1.12% |