Portage du Fort, VL, Quebec (1871 census)
Portage du Fort, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 652. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3398738. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.629°N, 76.653°W.
Population
In 1871, Portage du Fort, VL had a population of 652: 320 male and 332 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Portage du Fort, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 652 total population, 332 females, 320 males, 195 married persons, 124 families, 99 married males, 96 married females, 20 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 437 single persons under 18, 222 single females under 18, 215 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 124 inhabited houses, 124 occupied houses, 4 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC091007— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/portage-du-fort-vl-qc091007-1871/.