Portsmouth, Village, Ontario (1861 census)
Portsmouth, Village was a village in Frontenac County, Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 892. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.224°N, 76.518°W.
Population
In 1861, Portsmouth, Village had a population of 892: 420 male and 472 female residents. Population density was 1221.8 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Gaol, 1851 (5.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Portsmouth, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 192 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Female members of the family who are present | 427 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 45 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 388 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 32 |
| Number of adult females unable to read or write | 27 |
| Number of adult males unable to read or write | 21 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 13 |
| Number of females | 472 |
| Number of females attending school | 115 |
| Number of lunatic males | 1 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 14 |
| Number of males | 420 |
| Number of males attending school | 104 |
| Number of married females | 133 |
| Number of married males | 137 |
| Number of single females | 306 |
| Number of single males | 276 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| POP FX N.1 | 472 |
| POP MX N.1 | 420 |
| POP TOT | 892 |
| POP XX N.1 | 892 |
| Total population | 892 |
Age structure (52 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 12 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 12 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 15 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 19 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 72 |
| Number of females of unknown age | 6 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 19 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 18 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 13 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 23 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 51 |
| Number of males of unknown age | 4 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 46 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 43 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 27 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 10 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 5 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 25 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 42 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 46 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 15 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 4 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 3 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 59 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 60 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 28 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 52 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 36 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 36 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 5 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 9 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 7 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 5 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 12 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 494 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 88 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 219 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 56 |
| Number of persons originating in Spain or Portugal | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in Sweden or Norway | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 19 |
| Number of persons originating in the West Indies | 1 |
Deaths & mortality (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 7 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 1 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 10 |
Other recorded variables (96 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C1 Males | 420 |
| C10 Deaths under 1 year M | 1 |
| C116 Ages not given M | 4 |
| C117 Ages not given F | 6 |
| C12 Under 2 Years M | 19 |
| C120 Married M | 137 |
| C121 Single M | 276 |
| C122 Widowed M | 7 |
| C123 Total M | 420 |
| C124 Married F | 133 |
| C125 Single F | 306 |
| C126 Widows F | 33 |
| C127 Total F | 472 |
| C128 Grand Total | 892 |
| C129 Deaths M | 3 |
| C13 Under 2 Years F | 12 |
| C130 Deaths F | 7 |
| C131 Deaths Total | 10 |
| C136 Attending School M | 104 |
| C137 Attending School F | 115 |
| C138 Adults unable to read or write M | 21 |
| C139 Adults unable to read or write F | 27 |
| C144 Lunatics M | 1 |
| C16 Under 3 years M | 18 |
| C17 Under 3 years F | 15 |
| C19 Deaths under 3 years F | 2 |
| C2 Females | 472 |
| C20 Under 4 years M | 13 |
| C21 Under 4 years F | 12 |
| C23 Deaths under 4 years F | 1 |
| C24 Under 5 years M | 23 |
| C25 Under 5 years F | 19 |
| C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M | 51 |
| C29 Between 5 and 10 years F | 72 |
| C3 Total | 892 |
| C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M | 52 |
| C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F | 59 |
| C37 Between 10 and 15 years Deaths F | 1 |
| C38 Between 15 and 20 years Married M | 1 |
| C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M | 36 |
| C4 Members of Family M | 388 |
| C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F | 60 |
| C42 Between 15 and 20 years Deaths M | 1 |
| C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M | 25 |
| C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M | 36 |
| C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F | 46 |
| C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F | 28 |
| C49 Between 20 and 30 years Widows F | 3 |
| C5 Members of Family F | 427 |
| C50 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths M | 1 |
| C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M | 42 |
| C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M | 3 |
| C54 Between 30 and 40 years Widowers M | 1 |
| C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F | 43 |
| C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F | 3 |
| C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F | 2 |
| C6 Not Members of Family M | 32 |
| C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M | 46 |
| C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M | 3 |
| C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M | 1 |
| C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F | 27 |
| C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F | 3 |
| C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F | 5 |
| C67 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths F | 2 |
| C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M | 15 |
| C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M | 3 |
| C7 Not Members of Family F | 45 |
| C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M | 3 |
| C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F | 10 |
| C72 Between 50 and 60 years Single F | 2 |
| C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F | 9 |
| C75 Between 50 and 60 years Deaths F | 1 |
| C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M | 4 |
| C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M | 1 |
| C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M | 1 |
| C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F | 5 |
| C8 Births in 1860 M | 14 |
| C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F | 7 |
| C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M | 3 |
| C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M | 1 |
| C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F | 2 |
| C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F | 5 |
| C9 Births in 1860 F | 13 |
| C92 Between 80 and 90 years Married M | 1 |
| C96 Between 80 and 90 years Single F | 2 |
| C97 Between 80 and 90 years Widows F | 2 |
| CD NAME | Frontenac |
| England and Wales | 88 |
| Ireland | 219 |
| Natives of Canada French Origin | 12 |
| Natives of Canada Not of French Origin | 494 |
| Scotland | 56 |
| Spain and Portugal | 2 |
| Swedan and Norway | 1 |
| United States | 19 |
| West Indies | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON072013— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/portsmouth-village-on072013-1861/.