Portsmouth, Village, Ontario (1901 census)
Portsmouth, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,827. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7232416. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.224°N, 76.518°W.
Population
In 1901, Portsmouth, Village had a population of 1,827: 1,180 male and 647 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 892 |
| 1871 | 1,702 |
| 1881 | 1,734 |
| 1891 | 1,974 |
| 1901 | 1,827 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Portsmouth, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,827 total population, 1,180 males, 776 single males, 647 females, 375 married males, 368 single females, 249 married females, 165 families, 30 widowed females, 29 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 163 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 139 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON061005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON061005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7232416
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portsmouth,_Kingston
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "Portsmouth, Village, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/portsmouth-village-on061005-1901/.