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 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 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,282 total population, 1,170 males in the population, 1,129 males born in Canada, 1,112 females in the population, 1,079 females born in Canada, 31 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 26 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 10 males born outside the British Empire, 7 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,091 persons of British origin (English), 756 persons of British origin (Irish), 197 persons of Dutch origin, 179 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 36 persons of French origin, 18 persons of German origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,846 Methodists, 177 Roman Catholics, 125 Anglicans (Church of England), 115 Presbyterians, 6 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 6 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Adventists, 1 Baptists, 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Kingsmill | 1855–1935 | died here |
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/.