Portsmouth, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Portsmouth, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,702. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.224°N, 76.518°W.
Population
In 1871, Portsmouth, Village had a population of 1,702: 1,008 male and 694 female residents. Population density was 2331.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 892 |
| 1871 | 1,702 |
| 1881 | 1,734 |
| 1891 | 1,974 |
| 1901 | 1,827 |
| 1911 | 1,786 |
| 1921 | 2,351 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Portsmouth, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 214 |
| Number of females | 694 |
| Number of males | 1,008 |
| Number of married females | 442 |
| Number of married males | 564 |
| Number of married persons | 1,006 |
| Number of widowed females | 108 |
| Number of widowed males | 66 |
| Number of widowed persons | 174 |
| Total population | 1,702 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 144 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 378 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 522 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 208 |
| Number of occupied houses | 208 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 296 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 32 |
| HAY TONS | 62 |
| OAT BU | 345 |
| PEA BU | 120 |
| POT AC | 39 |
| POT BU | 3,714 |
| Total area (acres) | 300 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 300 |
| BEN BU | 21 |
| CD | 65 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 214 |
| FEMALE | 694 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 208 |
| INHABITED | 208 |
| MALE | 1,008 |
| MARRIED F | 442 |
| MARRIED M | 564 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,006 |
| POPULATION | 1,702 |
| ROOT BU | 1,299 |
| SINGLE F | 144 |
| SINGLE M | 378 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 522 |
| TUR BU | 100 |
| UNINHABITED | 17 |
| WIDOWED F | 108 |
| WIDOWED M | 66 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 174 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON065002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/portsmouth-village-on065002-1871/.