Portland E, Quebec (1881 census)
Portland E was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 359. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.779°N, 75.551°W.
Population
In 1881, Portland E had a population of 359: 183 male and 176 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 359 |
| 1891 | 772 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Portland, 1871 (44.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Portland E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 359 total population, 183 males, 176 females, 124 married persons, 64 families, 62 married females, 62 married males, 4 widowed persons, 2 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 231 single persons under 18, 119 single males under 18, 112 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 59 inhabited houses, 59 occupied houses, 4 houses under construction, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 4,383 bushels of oats, 3,277 bushels of potatoes, 1,901 bushels of turnips, 998 bushels of peas and beans, 671 bushels of spring wheat, 648 bushels of buckwheat, 451 bushels of barley, 384 acres of hay crops, 355 tons of hay, 174 bushels of corn, 84 acres of wheat, 69 bushels of rye, 60 acres of potatoes, 30 bushels of other root crops, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 359 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC097004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC176035— 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 1881 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). "Portland E, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/portland-e-qc097004-1881/.