Portage du Fort, VL, Quebec (1861 census)
Portage du Fort, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 742. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3398738. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.629°N, 76.653°W.
Population
In 1861, Portage du Fort, VL had a population of 742.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 742 |
| 1871 | 652 |
| 1901 | 449 |
| 1911 | 365 |
| 1921 | 338 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Litchfield, 1851 (9.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Portage du Fort, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 10 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 742 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 433 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 128 persons originating in Ireland, 100 French Canadians, 37 persons originating in England or Wales, 15 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 12 persons originating in Scotland, 12 persons originating in the United States, 7 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 1 persons originating in France. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC040013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC079027— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3398738
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portage-du-Fort
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portage-du-Fort
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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, VL, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/portage-du-fort-vl-qc040013-1861/.