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 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 2446.2 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 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,827 |
| POP F | 675 |
| POP M | 1,111 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 8,118.18 |
| POP TOT | 1,786 |
Other recorded variables (44 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 464 |
| AREA ACRES | 139 |
| AREA SQ MI | 0.22 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 6 |
| BAPTISTS | 39 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 634 |
| BRIT IRISH | 707 |
| BRIT OTHER | 13 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 160 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 6 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DISCIPLES | 1 |
| DUTCH | 28 |
| DWELLINGS | 155 |
| F MARRIED | 216 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 10 |
| F SINGLE | 391 |
| F WIDOWED | 58 |
| FAMILIES | 156 |
| FRENCH | 114 |
| GERMAN | 40 |
| GREEK | 2 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 4 |
| INDIAN | 2 |
| ITALIAN | 30 |
| JEWISH | 7 |
| JEWS | 7 |
| LUTHERANS | 19 |
| M MARRIED | 195 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 484 |
| M SINGLE | 408 |
| M WIDOWED | 24 |
| METHODISTS | 406 |
| NEGRO | 10 |
| POLISH | 4 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 269 |
| PROTESTANTS | 20 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 535 |
| RUSSIAN | 1 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 3 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 4 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 24 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 5 |
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: 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 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/.