Notre Dame du Portage, Quebec (1861 census)
Notre Dame du Portage was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 660. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911778. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.761°N, 69.576°W.
Population
In 1861, Notre Dame du Portage had a population of 660: 382 male and 278 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 660 |
| 1871 | 615 |
| 1881 | 734 |
| 1891 | 477 |
| 1901 | 441 |
| 1911 | 427 |
| 1921 | 415 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Notre Dame du Portage shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 127 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 660 total population, 382 males, Male members of the family who are present: 364, 296 single males, 278 females, Female members of the family who are present: 263, 190 single females, 111 adult males unable to read or write, 93 adult females unable to read or write, 80 females attending school, 74 married females, 74 married males, 52 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 18, Females present who are not members of the family: 15, 14 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 7 female births, 7 male births, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 85 single males aged 20 to 30, 59 single males aged 15 to 20, 55 males aged 5 to 10, 46 single females aged 10 to 15, 44 females aged 5 to 10, 42 single males aged 10 to 15, 32 married females aged 20 to 30, 29 single females aged 15 to 20, 22 married females aged 30 to 40, 22 married males aged 20 to 30, 20 married males aged 30 to 40, 17 females aged 1 to 2, 17 females aged 4 to 5, 16 married males aged 40 to 50, 12 males aged 4 to 5, 11 females age 3 to 4, 9 males aged 3 to 4, 9 married females aged 50 to 60, 9 married males aged 50 to 60, 9 single females aged 20 to 30, 9 single males aged 30 to 40, 8 females aged 2 to 3, 8 married females aged 40 to 50, 7 males aged 1 to 2, 6 married males aged 60 to 70, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 males aged 2 to 3, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 658 French Canadians, 1 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $112,930 value farms (dollars), 18,710 bushels of potatoes, $15,949 value all livestock, 12,078 pounds of homemade butter, 10,760 pounds of maple sugar, 8,034 bushels of oats, 7,891 acres of land in farms, $7,209 value horses aged over 3 years, 4,800 acres of farmland under cultivation, $4,431 value farm implements in dollars, 3,200 acres of farmland under crops, 3,091 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,824 bushels of barley, 1,773 bushels of rye, 1,720 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,641 bushels of spring wheat, 1,570 acres of farmland in pasture, 783 bushels of peas, 744 pounds of flax or hemp, 722 tons of hay, $584 value garden and orchard crops, 578 sheep, 436 acres of oats, 311 acres of rye, 267 acres of spring wheat, 252 milk cows, 240 swine, 200 calves and heifers, 171 barrels of pork, 153 acres of barley, 130 acres of potatoes, 116 acres of peas, 112 barrels of beef, 110 horses aged over 3 years, 74 occupants of farms, 40 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 37 horses aged 3 years and under, 30 acres of farmland in gardens, 24 bulls, oxen, or steers, 24 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 22 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 18 bushels of buckwheat, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 2 acres of buckwheat, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $2,466 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,705 yards of fulled cloth, 1,305 yards of flannel, 1,197 yards of linen, 113 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 18 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 9 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC054005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC095006_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911778
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). "Notre Dame du Portage, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/notre-dame-du-portage-qc054005-1861/.