Portage du Fort, Quebec (1881 census)
Portage du Fort was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 723. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.629°N, 76.653°W.
Population
In 1881, Portage du Fort had a population of 723: 364 male and 359 female residents. Population density was 88.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 742 |
| 1871 | 652 |
| 1881 | 723 |
| 1891 | 741 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Portage du Fort shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 122 |
| Number of families | 122 |
| Number of females | 359 |
| Number of males | 364 |
| Number of married females | 105 |
| Number of married males | 103 |
| Number of married persons | 208 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| POP TOT | 723 |
| Total population | 723 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 232 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 256 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 488 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 121 |
| Number of occupied houses | 121 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 444 |
| Acres of potatoes | 54 |
| Acres of wheat | 167 |
| BAR BU | 387 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 387 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 167 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,115 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 212 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,361 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,283 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 810 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,433 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 685 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 23 |
| BWT BU | 29 |
| CRN BU | 167 |
| HAY AC | 444 |
| HAY TONS | 424 |
| OAT BU | 7,115 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,361 |
| POT AC | 54 |
| POT BU | 6,283 |
| RYE BU | 810 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 424 |
| WHT AC | 167 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,433 |
| WHT WTR BU | 23 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 232 |
| C UNMD M | 256 |
| C UNMD TOT | 488 |
| D OCC | 121 |
| FEMALE | 359 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 121 |
| H UNINH | 15 |
| MALE | 364 |
| MD F | 105 |
| MD M | 103 |
| MD TOT | 208 |
| NUMBER CD | 98 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 212 |
| TUR BU | 685 |
| WID F | 22 |
| WID M | 5 |
| WID TOT | 27 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC098010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC177018— 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 1881 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). "Portage du Fort, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/portage-du-fort-qc098010-1881/.