Portage du Fort, VL, Quebec (1921 census)
Portage du Fort, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 338. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3398738. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.598°N, 76.661°W.
Population
In 1921, Portage du Fort, VL had a population of 338: 172 male and 166 female residents.
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Portage du Fort, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 338 total population, 172 males in the population, 166 females in the population, 166 males born in Canada, 155 females born in Canada, 7 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 5 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 females born outside the British Empire, 1 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 121 persons of French origin, 86 persons of British origin (Irish), 79 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 46 persons of British origin (English), 4 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 203 Roman Catholics, 87 Anglicans (Church of England), 24 Methodists, 24 Presbyterians. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC079027— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/portage-du-fort-vl-qc079027-1921/.