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 density was 26.6 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Portland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 554 |
| Number of families | 554 |
| Number of females | 1,176 |
| Number of males | 1,276 |
| Number of married females | 481 |
| Number of married males | 484 |
| Number of married persons | 965 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 80 |
| POP TOT | 2,452 |
| Total population | 2,452 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 640 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 767 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,407 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 546 |
| Number of occupied houses | 546 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,121 |
| Acres of potatoes | 595 |
| Acres of wheat | 948 |
| BAR BU | 51,108 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 51,108 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 8,284 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 242 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6,431 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 49,320 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,004 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 20,853 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 55,797 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 28,094 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,842 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,255 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,531 |
| BWT BU | 8,284 |
| CRN BU | 6,431 |
| HAY AC | 4,121 |
| HAY TONS | 3,610 |
| OAT BU | 49,320 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 20,853 |
| POT AC | 595 |
| POT BU | 55,797 |
| RYE BU | 28,094 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,610 |
| WHT AC | 948 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,842 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,531 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 640 |
| C UNMD M | 767 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,407 |
| D OCC | 546 |
| FEMALE | 1,176 |
| GRA BU | 242 |
| H CON | 9 |
| H INHAB | 546 |
| H UNINH | 33 |
| MALE | 1,276 |
| MD F | 481 |
| MD M | 484 |
| MD TOT | 965 |
| NUMBER CD | 118 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,004 |
| TUR BU | 2,255 |
| WID F | 55 |
| WID M | 25 |
| WID TOT | 80 |
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/.