Portland, Ontario (1921 census)
Portland was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,282. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262612. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.449°N, 76.703°W.
Population
In 1921, Portland had a population of 2,282: 1,170 male and 1,112 female residents. Population density was 24.8 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Portland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,112 |
| POP M | 1,170 |
| POP TOT | 2,282 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 4 |
| ANGLICANS | 125 |
| BAPTISTS | 1 |
| BRIT BORN F | 26 |
| BRIT BORN M | 31 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,091 |
| BRIT IRISH | 756 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 179 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,079 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,129 |
| EUR DUTCH | 197 |
| EUR FRENCH | 36 |
| EUR GERMAN | 18 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 1 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 7 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 10 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1 |
| METHODISTS | 1,846 |
| OTHER SECTS | 6 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 115 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 177 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON111014— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/portland-on111014-1921/.