Portland E, Quebec (1891 census)
Portland E was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 772. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.779°N, 75.551°W.
Population
In 1891, Portland E had a population of 772: 407 male and 365 female residents. Population density was 16.6 people per square mile.
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Portland E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 130 |
| Number of families | 130 |
| Number of females | 365 |
| Number of males | 407 |
| Number of married females | 132 |
| Number of married males | 129 |
| Number of married persons | 261 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 15 |
| POP F | 365 |
| POP M | 407 |
| POP TOT | 772 |
| Total population | 772 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 224 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 272 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 496 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 629 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 143 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 11 |
| Number of houses | 107 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 107 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 29 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 76 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 31 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 118 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 68 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 37 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 830 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,077 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,140 |
| Acres of hay crops | 946 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,007 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,084 |
| Acres of oats | 632 |
| Acres of potatoes | 92 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 54 |
| BAR AC | 68 |
| BAR BU | 957 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 957 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 616 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 401 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,269 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,602 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,202 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 104 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 464 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,248 |
| BWT BU | 616 |
| CRN BU | 401 |
| HAY AC | 946 |
| HAY TONS | 946 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 125 |
| Number of chickens | 2,237 |
| Number of ducks | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 98 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 19 |
| Number of geese | 17 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 48 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 141 |
| Number of milk cows | 232 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 117 |
| Number of other cattle | 285 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 30 |
| Number of sheep | 261 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 122 |
| Number of swine | 251 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 155 |
| Number of turkeys | 60 |
| OAT AC | 632 |
| OAT BU | 11,269 |
| PEA BU | 1,602 |
| POT AC | 92 |
| POT BU | 7,202 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 860 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 12,497 |
| RYE BU | 104 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 946 |
| WHT AC | 54 |
| WHT SP BU | 464 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 26 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 201 PL | 17 |
| A 51 100 | 34 |
| BEN BU | 17 |
| BUTTER LB | 12,497 |
| CATTLE KS | 125 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 224 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 272 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 496 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 860 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 48 |
| DUCKS | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 130 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FRN CA | 629 |
| GEESE | 17 |
| GRA BU | 18 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,237 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 141 |
| HOUSES | 107 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 76 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 20 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 36 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 31 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 107 |
| INF 11 A | 30 |
| MD FEM | 132 |
| MD MALE | 129 |
| MD TOT | 261 |
| MILK COWS | 232 |
| NAME CD | Ottawa, County—Comté |
| OC F | 19 |
| OC P | 98 |
| OC TOT | 117 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 285 |
| OTHERS | 143 |
| SHEEP | 261 |
| SHEEP KS | 122 |
| SUP AM | 3,007 |
| SUP FOR | 10,077 |
| SUP JV | 37 |
| SUP PAT | 830 |
| SUP SC | 2,140 |
| SUP TOT | 13,084 |
| SWINE | 251 |
| SWINE KS | 155 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 118 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 1,248 |
| TURKEY | 60 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 11 |
| WID FEM | 9 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 15 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176035— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/portland-e-qc176035-1891/.