Notre Dame du Portage, Quebec (1871 census)
Notre Dame du Portage was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 615. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.761°N, 69.576°W.
Population
In 1871, Notre Dame du Portage had a population of 615: 294 male and 321 female residents. Population density was 54.2 people per square mile.
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 1871
In the 1871 census, Notre Dame du Portage shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 98 |
| Number of females | 321 |
| Number of males | 294 |
| Number of married females | 88 |
| Number of married males | 88 |
| Number of married persons | 176 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| Number of widowed persons | 7 |
| Total population | 615 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 227 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 205 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 432 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 75 |
| Number of occupied houses | 75 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,179 |
| BWT BU | 484 |
| CRN BU | 15 |
| HAY AC | 675 |
| HAY TONS | 854 |
| OAT BU | 6,890 |
| PEA BU | 724 |
| POT AC | 124 |
| POT BU | 21,272 |
| RYE BU | 654 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,920 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,984 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 364 |
| AREA | 1,920 |
| BEN BU | 27 |
| CD | 166 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 98 |
| FEMALE | 321 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 75 |
| INHABITED | 75 |
| MALE | 294 |
| MARRIED F | 88 |
| MARRIED M | 88 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 176 |
| POPULATION | 615 |
| ROOT BU | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 227 |
| SINGLE M | 205 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 432 |
| TUR BU | 65 |
| UNINHABITED | 13 |
| WIDOWED F | 6 |
| WIDOWED M | 1 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC166001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC095006— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/notre-dame-du-portage-qc166001-1871/.