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 density was 29.5 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Portland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 501 |
| Number of females | 1,287 |
| Number of males | 1,431 |
| Number of married females | 471 |
| Number of married males | 469 |
| Number of married persons | 940 |
| Number of widowed females | 46 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 72 |
| Total population | 2,718 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 770 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 936 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,706 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | • |
| Number of inhabited houses | 493 |
| Number of occupied houses | 493 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 26,877 |
| BWT BU | 3,630 |
| CRN BU | 1,733 |
| HAY AC | 4,041 |
| HAY TONS | 2,675 |
| OAT BU | 35,446 |
| PEA BU | 21,458 |
| POT AC | 512 |
| POT BU | 52,728 |
| RYE BU | 11,239 |
| Total area (acres) | 57,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,504 |
| WHT WTR BU | 271 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,063 |
| AREA | 57,000 |
| BEING BUILT | • |
| BEN BU | 155 |
| CD | 64 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 501 |
| FEMALE | 1,287 |
| GRA BU | 483 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 493 |
| INHABITED | 493 |
| MALE | 1,431 |
| MARRIED F | 471 |
| MARRIED M | 469 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 940 |
| POPULATION | 2,718 |
| ROOT BU | 2,245 |
| SINGLE F | 770 |
| SINGLE M | 936 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,706 |
| TUR BU | 3,678 |
| UNINHABITED | 27 |
| WIDOWED F | 46 |
| WIDOWED M | 26 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 72 |
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/.