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 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 density was 42.0 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Notre Dame du Portage shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.40 |
| FAM NO | 75 |
| Number of families | 75 |
| Number of females | 254 |
| Number of males | 223 |
| Number of married females | 72 |
| Number of married males | 72 |
| Number of married persons | 144 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP F | 254 |
| POP M | 223 |
| POP TOT | 477 |
| Total population | 477 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 168 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 147 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 315 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 477 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 71 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 71 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 60 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 71 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 36 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 20 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 965 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,778 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,156 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,149 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,141 |
| Acres of land in farms | 7,919 |
| Acres of oats | 573 |
| Acres of potatoes | 101 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 239 |
| BAR AC | 36 |
| BAR BU | 371 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 371 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 312 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,761 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 332 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,017 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 319 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,155 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 211 |
| BWT BU | 312 |
| HAY AC | 1,149 |
| HAY TONS | 1,068 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 121 |
| Number of chickens | 1,372 |
| Number of ducks | 3 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 65 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 47 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 27 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 104 |
| Number of milk cows | 341 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 68 |
| Number of other cattle | 192 |
| Number of other fowl | 11 |
| Number of oxen | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 16 |
| Number of sheep | 471 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 770 |
| Number of swine | 192 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 169 |
| OAT AC | 573 |
| OAT BU | 5,761 |
| PEA BU | 332 |
| POT AC | 101 |
| POT BU | 14,017 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 242 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,496 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 27,600 |
| RYE BU | 319 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,068 |
| WHT AC | 239 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,155 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 30 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 8 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 27,600 |
| CATTLE KS | 121 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 168 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 147 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 315 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 242 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 27 |
| DUCKS | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 75 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,496 |
| FRN CA | 477 |
| GEESE | 47 |
| GRA BU | 18 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,372 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 104 |
| HOUSES | 71 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 60 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 39 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 17 |
| HOUSES W | 71 |
| INF 11 A | 16 |
| MD FEM | 72 |
| MD MALE | 72 |
| MD TOT | 144 |
| MILK COWS | 341 |
| NAME CD | Témiscouata |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 65 |
| OC TOT | 68 |
| OTHER FOWL | 11 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 192 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 471 |
| SHEEP KS | 770 |
| SILOS | 1 |
| SUP AM | 5,141 |
| SUP FOR | 2,778 |
| SUP JV | 20 |
| SUP PAT | 965 |
| SUP SC | 4,156 |
| SUP TOT | 7,919 |
| SWINE | 192 |
| SWINE KS | 169 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 71 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 211 |
| WID FEM | 14 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
| WORKING OX | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC192008— 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 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/.