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 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 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 772 total population, 407 males, 365 females, 261 married persons, 132 married females, 130 families, 129 married males, 15 widowed persons, 9 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 496 single persons under 18, 272 single males under 18, 224 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 629 French Canadians, 143 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 118 occupied houses, 107 houses, 107 houses built of wood, 76 houses of 1 story, 36 houses of 2 rooms, 31 houses of 2 stories, 29 houses of 1 room, 20 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 11 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 10 houses of 3 rooms, 10 houses of 4 rooms, 6 houses under construction, 6 uninhabited houses, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 5 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 13,084 acres of land in farms, 12,497 pounds of homemade butter, 11,269 bushels of oats, 10,077 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,202 bushels of potatoes, 3,007 acres of improved land in farms, 2,237 chickens, 2,140 acres of farmland under crops, 1,602 bushels of peas, 1,248 bushels of turnips, 957 bushels of barley, 946 acres of hay crops, 946 tons of hay, 860 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 830 acres of farmland in pasture, 632 acres of oats, 616 bushels of buckwheat, 464 bushels of spring wheat, 401 bushels of corn, 285 other cattle, 261 sheep, 251 swine, 232 milk cows, 155 swine slaughtered or sold, 141 horses aged over 3 years, 125 cattle killed or sold, 122 sheep slaughtered or sold, 117 occupants of farms, 104 bushels of rye, 98 farm occupants who own their land, 92 acres of potatoes, 68 acres of barley, 60 turkeys, 54 acres of wheat, 48 horses aged 3 years and under, 37 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 34 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 30 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 26 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 19 farm occupants who rent their land, 18 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 17 bushels of beans, 17 geese, 17 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 acres of turnips, 10 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 ducks, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.