Portland, Ontario (1871 census)
Portland was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,718. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262612. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.449°N, 76.703°W.
Population
In 1871, Portland had a population of 2,718: 1,431 male and 1,287 female residents.
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 1871
In the 1871 census, Portland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,718 total population, 1,431 males, 1,287 females, 940 married persons, 501 families, 471 married females, 469 married males, 72 widowed persons, 46 widowed females, 26 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,706 single persons under 18, 936 single males under 18, 770 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 493 inhabited houses, 493 occupied houses, 27 uninhabited houses, • houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 57,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Schuyler Shibley | 1820–1890 | born here |
| Nathan Fellowes Dupuis | 1836–1917 | born here |
| Charles Kingsmill | 1855–1935 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON064009— 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 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, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/portland-on064009-1871/.