Portland, Ontario (1851 census)
Portland was a census subdivision in Frontenac County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,388. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262612. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.449°N, 76.703°W.
Population
In 1851, Portland had a population of 2,388: 1,318 male and 1,070 female residents. Population density was 25.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,388 |
| 1861 | 2,836 |
| 1871 | 2,718 |
| 1881 | 2,452 |
| 1891 | 2,512 |
| 1901 | 2,502 |
| 1911 | 2,341 |
| 1921 | 2,282 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Portland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 341 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 394 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 10 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 1,008 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 62 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1,191 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 9 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 127 |
| Number of blind males | 2 |
| Number of families | 394 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 29 |
| Number of females | 1,070 |
| Number of females attending school | 164 |
| Number of lunatic females | 11 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 46 |
| Number of males | 1,318 |
| Number of males attending school | 150 |
| Number of married females | 348 |
| Number of married males | 386 |
| Number of single females | 692 |
| Number of single males | 921 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| POP | 2,388 |
| POP FX N.1 | 1,070 |
| POP MX N.1 | 1,318 |
| POP XX N.1 | 2,388 |
| Total population | 2,388 |
Age structure (56 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 34 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 48 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 48 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 46 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 169 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 33 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 45 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 42 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 34 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 42 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 195 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 60 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 12 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 114 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 115 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 59 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 35 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 15 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 4 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 103 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 115 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 81 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 54 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 18 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 8 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 159 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 111 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 38 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 160 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 184 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 135 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 13 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 5 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 6 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 6 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 5 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 5 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of female negroes or coloured persons | 2 |
| Number of French Canadians | 6 |
| Number of Indigenous females | 13 |
| Number of Indigenous males | 7 |
| Number of male negroes or coloured persons | 2 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 1,772 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 132 |
| Number of persons originating in France | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 386 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 13 |
| Number of persons originating in Spain or Portugal | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 76 |
Agriculture (72 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 116 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 218 |
| Acres of corn | 217 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,843 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 20,139 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,300 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 11,146 |
| Acres of land in farms | 31,285 |
| Acres of oats | 1,086 |
| Acres of peas | 887 |
| Acres of potatoes | 429 |
| Acres of rye | 826 |
| Acres of turnips | 20 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,331 |
| BAR AC | 116 |
| BAR BU | 2,653 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 148 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 1,005 |
| BEEF BAR | 148 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,653 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,436 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 719 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 134 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,494 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 97 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 24,779 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 12,506 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,669 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 8,772 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,312 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 13,527 |
| BWT AC | 218 |
| BWT BU | 3,436 |
| CRN AC | 217 |
| CRN BU | 4,494 |
| HAY TONS | 2,067 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 690 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 859 |
| Number of horses | 604 |
| Number of milk cows | 927 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 170 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 95 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 2,757 |
| Number of swine | 1,466 |
| OAT AC | 1,086 |
| OAT BU | 24,779 |
| PEA AC | 887 |
| PEA BU | 12,506 |
| PORK BAR | 1,005 |
| POT AC | 429 |
| POT BU | 20,669 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,965 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 180 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 75,768 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 65 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 7,890 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 11 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,509 |
| RYE AC | 826 |
| RYE BU | 8,772 |
| TOB LBS | 11 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,067 |
| WHT AC | 1,331 |
| WHT BU | 13,527 |
| WOOL LBS | 7,509 |
Manufacturing & industry (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | 420,000 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 6 |
| Number of grist mills | 1 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of saw mills | 5 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 2 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 5 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | 3 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 4 |
| Number of tanneries | 1 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 350 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 3,748 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 1,804 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 119 |
Deaths & mortality (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 8 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 12 |
Other recorded variables (149 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 75,768 |
| BEN BU | 55 |
| BOV | 690 |
| C H | 859 |
| C LBS | 3,965 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 1 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 1,318 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 1,070 |
| C03 GM WATER | 1 |
| C03 TOTAL | 2,388 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 1,191 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 1,008 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 127 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 62 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 9 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 10 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 1 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 1 |
| C108 BTWN 90 AND 100 M WID | 1 |
| C111 BTWN 90 AND 100 F WID | 1 |
| C113 BTWN 90 AND 100 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 46 |
| C126 MD MALE | 386 |
| C127 S MALE | 921 |
| C128 WID MALE | 11 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 1,318 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 29 |
| C130 MD FEM | 348 |
| C131 S FEM | 692 |
| C132 WID FEM | 30 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 1,070 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 2,388 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 8 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 4 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 12 |
| C139 INDIANS M | 7 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 60 |
| C140 INDIANS F | 13 |
| C141 COL PERSON M | 2 |
| C142 COL PERSONS F | 2 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 150 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 164 |
| C147 BLIND M | 2 |
| C15 GM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 33 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 11 |
| C16 SM NO | 5 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 1 |
| C18 SM WATER | 5 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 45 |
| C19 SM NO YEAR | 3 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 48 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 4 |
| C20 SM FEET YEAR | 420,000 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 2 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 42 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 48 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 34 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 34 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 4 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 350 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 6 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 42 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 2 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 46 |
| C32 DEATHS UNDER 5 M | 2 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 195 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 169 |
| C36 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 2 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 160 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 159 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 4 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 184 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 12 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 111 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 103 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 135 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 1 |
| C52 TAN NO | 1 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 114 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 38 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 3 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 115 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 13 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 2 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 115 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 1 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 6 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 81 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 4 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 1 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 59 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 4 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 6 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 54 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 5 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 3 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 35 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 1 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 5 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 18 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 1 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 1 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 15 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 3 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 8 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 1 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 1 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 2 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 5 |
| CAR BU | 719 |
| CD NAME | Frontenac |
| CROP | 7,300 |
| CULT | 11,146 |
| DE NL | 1 |
| ENG WLS | 132 |
| ES AND PT | 1 |
| FC YRDS | 1,804 |
| FLAN YRDS | 3,748 |
| FLX LBS | 180 |
| FR | 1 |
| FREN ORIG | 6 |
| GARDEN | 3 |
| GRA BU | 134 |
| HELD | 31,285 |
| HOP LBS | 65 |
| HORSE | 604 |
| IRE | 386 |
| LIN YRDS | 119 |
| LINE NO | 69 |
| M COWS | 927 |
| MPLS LBS | 7,890 |
| MW BU | 97 |
| NOT FRN | 1,772 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 2 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 19 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 45 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 95 |
| O OVR 200 | 7 |
| O UNDR 10 | 2 |
| PASTURE | 3,843 |
| SCOT | 13 |
| SHEEP | 2,757 |
| SWINE | 1,466 |
| TOT O | 170 |
| TUR AC | 20 |
| TUR BU | 2,312 |
| US | 76 |
| WOOD | 20,139 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON009007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262612
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/portland-on009007-1851/.