Portsmouth, Village, Ontario (1911 census)
Portsmouth, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,786. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7232416. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.224°N, 76.518°W.
Population
In 1911, Portsmouth, Village had a population of 1,786: 1,111 male and 675 female residents. Population density was 8118.2 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Portsmouth, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 8,118.18 population per square mile, 1,786 total population, 1,111 males in the population, 675 females in the population, 484 males with marital status not given, 408 single (never-married) males, 391 single (never-married) females, 216 married females, 195 married males, 156 families, 139 area in acres, 58 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 10 females with marital status not given, 0.22 area in square miles. 1,827 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 707 persons of British origin (Irish), 634 persons of British origin (English), 160 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 114 persons of French origin, 40 persons of German origin, 30 persons of Italian origin, 28 persons of Dutch origin, 13 persons of British origin (other), 6 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 4 persons of Polish origin, 4 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of Greek origin, 1 persons of Russian origin. 10 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 7 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). 2 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 535 Roman Catholics, 464 Anglicans (Church of England), 406 Methodists, 269 Presbyterians, 39 Baptists, 24 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 20 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 19 Lutherans, 7 Jews, 6 Congregationalists, 5 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 4 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 3 Salvation Army adherents, 1 Adventists, 1 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 155 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON086002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7232416
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portsmouth,_Kingston
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/portsmouth-village-on086002-1911/.