Portage du Fort, VL, Quebec (1911 census)
Portage du Fort, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 365. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.598°N, 76.661°W.
Population
In 1911, Portage du Fort, VL had a population of 365: 189 male and 176 female residents. Population density was 226.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Portage du Fort, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 449 |
| POP F | 176 |
| POP M | 189 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 233.53 |
| POP TOT | 365 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 50 |
| AREA ACRES | 1,000 |
| AREA SQ MI | 1.56 |
| BAPTISTS | 14 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 34 |
| BRIT IRISH | 154 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 73 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DWELLINGS | 76 |
| F MARRIED | 55 |
| F SINGLE | 108 |
| F WIDOWED | 13 |
| FAMILIES | 76 |
| FRENCH | 98 |
| GERMAN | 4 |
| M MARRIED | 52 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 12 |
| M SINGLE | 116 |
| M WIDOWED | 9 |
| METHODISTS | 30 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 23 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 247 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC185028— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC079027— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/portage-du-fort-vl-qc185028-1911/.