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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3398738. 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 233.5 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Portage du Fort, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,000 area in acres, 365 total population, 233.53 population per square mile, 189 males in the population, 176 females in the population, 116 single (never-married) males, 108 single (never-married) females, 76 families, 55 married females, 52 married males, 13 widowed females, 12 males with marital status not given, 9 widowed males, 1.56 area in square miles. 449 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 154 persons of British origin (Irish), 98 persons of French origin, 73 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 34 persons of British origin (English), 4 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 247 Roman Catholics, 50 Anglicans (Church of England), 30 Methodists, 23 Presbyterians, 14 Baptists, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 76 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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: 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 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/.