Portland, Ontario (1891 census)
Portland was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,512. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262612. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.449°N, 76.703°W.
Population
In 1891, Portland had a population of 2,512: 1,311 male and 1,201 female residents. Population density was 27.3 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Portland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.10 |
| FAM NO | 556 |
| Number of families | 556 |
| Number of females | 1,201 |
| Number of males | 1,311 |
| Number of married females | 481 |
| Number of married males | 474 |
| Number of married persons | 955 |
| Number of widowed females | 74 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| Number of widowed persons | 113 |
| POP F | 1,201 |
| POP M | 1,311 |
| POP TOT | 2,512 |
| Total population | 2,512 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 646 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 798 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,444 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,510 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 545 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 14 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 34 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 497 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 7 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 305 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 75 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 239 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 82 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 80 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 208 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 545 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,936 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 615 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 15,985 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,809 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 21,148 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,197 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 37,748 |
| Acres of land in farms | 49,557 |
| Acres of oats | 3,772 |
| Acres of potatoes | 593 |
| Acres of turnips | 35 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,175 |
| BAR AC | 1,936 |
| BAR BU | 25,807 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 25,807 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 190 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,440 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 179 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 7,599 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 57,353 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 12,433 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 41,467 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 7,552 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,524 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,566 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,307 |
| BWT BU | 6,440 |
| CRN BU | 7,599 |
| HAY AC | 6,197 |
| HAY TONS | 7,147 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 813 |
| Number of chickens | 14,845 |
| Number of ducks | 468 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 405 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 115 |
| Number of geese | 1,123 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 405 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 959 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,390 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 520 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,736 |
| Number of other fowl | 28 |
| Number of oxen | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 98 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 137 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 164 |
| Number of sheep | 2,160 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,103 |
| Number of swine | 1,256 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 829 |
| Number of turkeys | 936 |
| OAT AC | 3,772 |
| OAT BU | 57,353 |
| PEA BU | 12,433 |
| POT AC | 593 |
| POT BU | 41,467 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 492 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,478 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,638 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 119,001 |
| RYE BU | 7,552 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,147 |
| WHT AC | 1,175 |
| WHT FALL BU | 2,307 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,524 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 98 |
| A 11 50 | 68 |
| A 201 PL | 53 |
| A 51 100 | 137 |
| BEN BU | 190 |
| BUTTER LB | 119,001 |
| CATTLE KS | 813 |
| CHEESE LB | 492 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 646 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 798 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,444 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 7,478 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 405 |
| DUCKS | 468 |
| FAMILIES | 556 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,638 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 1,123 |
| GRA BU | 179 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 14,845 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 959 |
| HOUSES | 545 |
| HOUSES B | 14 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 29 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 58 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 80 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 305 |
| HOUSES S | 34 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 208 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 82 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 75 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 239 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 30 |
| HOUSES W | 497 |
| INF 11 A | 164 |
| MD FEM | 481 |
| MD MALE | 474 |
| MD TOT | 955 |
| MILK COWS | 2,390 |
| NAME CD | Addington |
| OC F | 115 |
| OC P | 405 |
| OC TOT | 520 |
| OTHER FOWL | 28 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,736 |
| OTHERS | 2,510 |
| SHEEP | 2,160 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,103 |
| SUP AM | 37,748 |
| SUP FOR | 11,809 |
| SUP JV | 615 |
| SUP PAT | 15,985 |
| SUP SC | 21,148 |
| SUP TOT | 49,557 |
| SWINE | 1,256 |
| SWINE KS | 829 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 545 |
| TUR AC | 35 |
| TUR BU | 9,566 |
| TURKEY | 936 |
| WID FEM | 74 |
| WID MALE | 39 |
| WID TOT | 113 |
| WORKING OX | 30 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON045014— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/portland-on045014-1891/.