Portage du Fort, VL, Quebec (1881 census)
Portage du Fort, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 723. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3398738. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.629°N, 76.653°W.
Population
In 1881, Portage du Fort, VL had a population of 723: 364 male and 359 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 742 |
| 1871 | 652 |
| 1881 | 723 |
| 1891 | 741 |
| 1901 | 449 |
| 1911 | 365 |
| 1921 | 338 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Portage du Fort, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 723 total population, 364 males, 359 females, 208 married persons, 122 families, 105 married females, 103 married males, 27 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 488 single persons under 18, 256 single males under 18, 232 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 121 inhabited houses, 121 occupied houses, 15 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 7,115 bushels of oats, 6,283 bushels of potatoes, 1,433 bushels of spring wheat, 1,361 bushels of peas and beans, 810 bushels of rye, 685 bushels of turnips, 444 acres of hay crops, 424 tons of hay, 387 bushels of barley, 212 bushels of other root crops, 167 acres of wheat, 167 bushels of corn, 54 acres of potatoes, 29 bushels of buckwheat, 23 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 723 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC098010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC079027— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3398738
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portage-du-Fort
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portage-du-Fort
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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). "Portage du Fort, VL, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/portage-du-fort-vl-qc098010-1881/.