Portland, Ontario (1881 census)
Portland was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,452. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262612. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.449°N, 76.703°W.
Population
In 1881, Portland had a population of 2,452: 1,276 male and 1,176 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Portland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,452 total population, 1,276 males, 1,176 females, 965 married persons, 554 families, 484 married males, 481 married females, 80 widowed persons, 55 widowed females, 25 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,407 single persons under 18, 767 single males under 18, 640 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 546 inhabited houses, 546 occupied houses, 33 uninhabited houses, 9 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 55,797 bushels of potatoes, 51,108 bushels of barley, 49,320 bushels of oats, 28,094 bushels of rye, 20,853 bushels of peas and beans, 8,284 bushels of buckwheat, 6,431 bushels of corn, 4,121 acres of hay crops, 3,842 bushels of spring wheat, 3,610 tons of hay, 3,004 bushels of other root crops, 2,531 bushels of winter wheat, 2,255 bushels of turnips, 948 acres of wheat, 595 acres of potatoes, 242 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Schuyler Shibley | 1820–1890 | born here |
| Nathan Fellowes Dupuis | 1836–1917 | born here |
| Charles Kingsmill | 1855–1935 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,452 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON118002— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/portland-on118002-1881/.