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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911778. 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 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 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 615 total population, 321 females, 294 males, 176 married persons, 98 families, 88 married females, 88 married males, 7 widowed persons, 6 widowed females, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 432 single persons under 18, 227 single females under 18, 205 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 75 inhabited houses, 75 occupied houses, 13 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 1,920 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC166001— 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 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/.