Notre Dame du Portage, Quebec (1891 census)
Notre Dame du Portage was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 477. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911778. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.761°N, 69.576°W.
Population
In 1891, Notre Dame du Portage had a population of 477: 223 male and 254 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Notre Dame du Portage shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 477 total population, 254 females, 223 males, 144 married persons, 75 families, 72 married females, 72 married males, 18 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 6.40 average size of families, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 315 single persons under 18, 168 single females under 18, 147 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 477 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 71 houses, 71 houses built of wood, 71 occupied houses, 60 houses of 1 story, 39 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 17 uninhabited houses, 10 houses of 2 stories, 10 houses of 4 rooms, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 8 houses of 5 rooms, 4 houses of 3 rooms, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 27,600 pounds of homemade butter, 14,017 bushels of potatoes, 7,919 acres of land in farms, 5,761 bushels of oats, 5,141 acres of improved land in farms, 4,156 acres of farmland under crops, 2,778 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,496 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,372 chickens, 1,155 bushels of spring wheat, 1,149 acres of hay crops, 1,068 tons of hay, 965 acres of farmland in pasture, 770 sheep slaughtered or sold, 573 acres of oats, 471 sheep, 371 bushels of barley, 341 milk cows, 332 bushels of peas, 319 bushels of rye, 312 bushels of buckwheat, 242 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 239 acres of wheat, 211 bushels of turnips, 192 other cattle, 192 swine, 169 swine slaughtered or sold, 121 cattle killed or sold, 104 horses aged over 3 years, 101 acres of potatoes, 68 occupants of farms, 65 farm occupants who own their land, 47 geese, 36 acres of barley, 30 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 27 horses aged 3 years and under, 20 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 18 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 16 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 11 other fowl, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 oxen, 8 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 3 ducks, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 acres of turnips, 2 bushels of beans, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC192008— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/notre-dame-du-portage-qc192008-1891/.