Portsmouth, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Portsmouth, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,734. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.224°N, 76.518°W.
Population
In 1881, Portsmouth, Village had a population of 1,734: 1,103 male and 631 female residents. Population density was 2375.0 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Portsmouth, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 191 |
| Number of families | 191 |
| Number of females | 631 |
| Number of males | 1,103 |
| Number of married females | 199 |
| Number of married males | 317 |
| Number of married persons | 516 |
| Number of widowed females | 49 |
| Number of widowed males | 56 |
| Number of widowed persons | 105 |
| POP TOT | 1,734 |
| Total population | 1,734 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 383 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 730 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,113 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 189 |
| Number of occupied houses | 190 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 49 |
| Acres of potatoes | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 2 |
| BAR BU | 140 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 140 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 470 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,706 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,730 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 75 |
| CRN BU | 30 |
| HAY AC | 49 |
| HAY TONS | 69 |
| OAT BU | 470 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 120 |
| POT AC | 13 |
| POT BU | 1,730 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 69 |
| WHT AC | 2 |
| WHT SP BU | 12 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 383 |
| C UNMD M | 730 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,113 |
| D OCC | 190 |
| FEMALE | 631 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 189 |
| H UNINH | 6 |
| MALE | 1,103 |
| MD F | 199 |
| MD M | 317 |
| MD TOT | 516 |
| NUMBER CD | 115 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,706 |
| TUR BU | 75 |
| VESS | 1 |
| WID F | 49 |
| WID M | 56 |
| WID TOT | 105 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON115002— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/portsmouth-village-on115002-1881/.