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Portage du Fort, VL, Quebec (1861–1921)
Portage du Fort, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in 5 censuses between 1861 and 1921. This place is grounded to Wikidata Q3398738, so it can be queried as a single entity even when its boundaries or census name varied across years. Population declined across the period (from 742 in 1861 to 338 in 1921).
Historical lineage
Ancestor places
- split off from Portage du Fort (Village) & Lower Litchfield in 1901
- split off from Litchfield in 1861
Population trajectory across census years
| Census year | Population | Page |
|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 742 | View 1861 detail → |
| 1871 | 652 | View 1871 detail → |
| 1901 | 449 | View 1901 detail → |
| 1911 | 365 | View 1911 detail → |
| 1921 | 338 | View 1921 detail → |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Identifiers
- Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC079027— assigned to this enduring entity by chaining year-scoped TCP UIDs through spatial overlap - 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 1851–1921 Census of Canada series, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project. Each year's detail page (linked above) cites the specific source table.