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 44.449°N, 76.703°W.
Population
In 1911, Portland had a population of 2,341: 1,205 male and 1,038 female residents. Population density was 25.4 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 3 |
| POP F | 1,038 |
| POP M | 1,205 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 29.95 |
| POP TOT | 2,341 |
Other recorded variables (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 171 |
| AREA ACRES | 47,923 |
| AREA SQ MI | 74.88 |
| BAPTISTS | 8 |
| BRETHREN | 11 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,008 |
| BRIT IRISH | 696 |
| BRIT OTHER | 7 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 141 |
| DUTCH | 72 |
| DWELLINGS | 457 |
| F MARRIED | 394 |
| F SINGLE | 575 |
| F WIDOWED | 69 |
| FAMILIES | 482 |
| FRENCH | 41 |
| FRIENDS | 29 |
| GERMAN | 352 |
| ITALIAN | 10 |
| JEWISH | 7 |
| JEWS | 5 |
| M MARRIED | 404 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| M SINGLE | 765 |
| M WIDOWED | 34 |
| METHODISTS | 1,756 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 125 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 208 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| SWISS | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 4 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 28 |
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/.