Portland, Ontario (1911 census)
Portland was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,341. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262612. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.337°N, 76.333°W.
Population
In 1911, Portland had a population of 2,341: 1,205 male and 1,038 female residents. Population density was 29.9 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Portland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 47,923 area in acres, 2,341 total population, 1,205 males in the population, 1,038 females in the population, 765 single (never-married) males, 575 single (never-married) females, 482 families, 404 married males, 394 married females, 74.88 area in square miles, 69 widowed females, 34 widowed males, 29.95 population per square mile, 2 males with marital status not given. 3 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,008 persons of British origin (English), 696 persons of British origin (Irish), 352 persons of German origin, 141 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 72 persons of Dutch origin, 41 persons of French origin, 10 persons of Italian origin, 7 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Swiss origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 7 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,756 Methodists, 208 Roman Catholics, 171 Anglicans (Church of England), 125 Presbyterians, 29 Friends (Quakers), 28 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 11 Brethren, 8 Baptists, 5 Jews, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 457 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan Fellowes Dupuis | 1836–1917 | born here |
| Charles Kingsmill | 1855–1935 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON069015— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/portland-on069015-1911/.