Portland, New Brunswick (1871 census)
Portland was a census subdivision in New Brunswick, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 12,520. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.301°N, 66.075°W.
Population
In 1871, Portland had a population of 12,520: 6,149 male and 6,371 female residents. Population density was 961.6 people per square mile.
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 NO DATA, 1861 (0.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. John City, Lansdowne ward-quartier, 1881 (3.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. John City, Dufferin ward-quartier, 1881 (3.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. John City, Victoria ward-quartier, 1881 (6.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. John City, Lorne ward-quartier, 1881 (2.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. John City, Stanley ward-quartier, 1881 (83.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Portland shared boundaries with:
- Simonds
- St. John City, Kings ward-quartier
- St. John, Prince, Ward—Quartier
- St. John, Wellington, Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 2,435 |
| Number of females | 6,371 |
| Number of males | 6,149 |
| Number of married females | 1,975 |
| Number of married males | 1,974 |
| Number of married persons | 3,949 |
| Number of widowed females | 425 |
| Number of widowed males | 163 |
| Number of widowed persons | 588 |
| Total population | 12,520 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 3,971 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 4,012 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 7,983 |
Buildings & housing (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 5 |
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 24 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,298 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,310 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 20 |
| BWT BU | 71 |
| CRN BU | 51 |
| HAY AC | 768 |
| HAY TONS | 1,428 |
| OAT BU | 3,028 |
| PEA BU | 1 |
| POT AC | 38 |
| POT BU | 4,460 |
| RYE BU | 30 |
| Total area (acres) | 7,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 30 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1 |
| AREA | 7,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 24 |
| BEN BU | 7 |
| CD | 174 |
| CSD | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 2,435 |
| FEMALE | 6,371 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 1,310 |
| INHABITED | 1,298 |
| MALE | 6,149 |
| MARRIED F | 1,975 |
| MARRIED M | 1,974 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 3,949 |
| POPULATION | 12,520 |
| ROOT BU | 1,259 |
| SHANTIES | 5 |
| SINGLE F | 3,971 |
| SINGLE M | 4,012 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 7,983 |
| TUR BU | 1,069 |
| UNINHABITED | 23 |
| VESSELS | 7 |
| WIDOWED F | 425 |
| WIDOWED M | 163 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 588 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NB174011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NB174011— 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 1871 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). "Portland, New Brunswick (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/nb/portland-nb174011-1871/.