Portland, Quebec (1861 census)
Portland was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 429. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.767°N, 75.609°W.
Population
In 1861, Portland had a population of 429: 740 male and 505 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 102 |
| 1861 | 429 |
| 1871 | 396 |
| 1911 | 1,116 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Portland shared boundaries with:
- Bowman
- Buckingham
- Denholm
- Derry, East and West
- Suffolk, Wells and Villeneuve
- Templeton, VL
- Wakefield
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 124 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 740 males, Male members of the family who are present: 654, 525 single males, 505 females, Female members of the family who are present: 493, 429 total population, 329 single females, 210 married males, 172 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 86, 85 adult males unable to read or write, 57 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 12, 12 female births, 10 male births, 6 females attending school, 5 widowed males, 4 widowed females, 3 males attending school, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 161 single males aged 15 to 20, 112 single males aged 20 to 30, 95 females aged 5 to 10, 70 married females aged 20 to 30, 70 married males aged 30 to 40, 60 males aged 5 to 10, 60 married males aged 20 to 30, 57 single males aged 10 to 15, 54 single females aged 10 to 15, 46 married females aged 40 to 50, 44 single females aged 15 to 20, 36 married females aged 30 to 40, 32 married males aged 40 to 50, 28 females of unknown age, 27 females age 3 to 4, 27 males aged 2 to 3, 27 married males aged 50 to 60, 25 males aged 3 to 4, 22 females aged 1 to 2, 21 females aged 2 to 3, 20 females aged 4 to 5, 20 males aged 1 to 2, 19 males aged 4 to 5, 17 single males aged 30 to 40, 16 males of unknown age, 16 single females aged 20 to 30, 14 married females aged 50 to 60, 14 married males aged 60 to 70, 9 single females aged 30 to 40, 6 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 242 French Canadians, 134 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 12 persons originating in Ireland, 9 persons originating in Scotland, 3 male negroes or coloured persons, 1 female negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $12,187 value farms (dollars), 5,116 acres of land in farms, 4,649 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $3,910 value all livestock, 3,564 bushels of oats, 3,254 bushels of potatoes, 1,439 pounds of homemade butter, $1,200 value horses aged over 3 years, 729 pounds of maple sugar, $595 value farm implements in dollars, 570 bushels of turnips, 549 bushels of peas, 495 bushels of spring wheat, 467 acres of farmland under cultivation, 255 acres of farmland in pasture, 211 acres of farmland under crops, 195 tons of hay, 164 acres of oats, 132 pounds of wool produced on farms, 100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 79 bushels of buckwheat, 68 swine, $66 value garden and orchard crops, 57 bushels of barley, 57 bushels of carrots, 56 sheep, 50 milk cows, 44 calves and heifers, 40 acres of potatoes, 40 acres of spring wheat, 39 acres of peas, 35 occupants of farms, 26 horses aged over 3 years, 25 bushels of winter wheat, 23 bushels of corn, 22 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 18 bulls, oxen, or steers, 16 barrels of pork, 15 pounds of hops, 10 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 8 barrels of beef, 6 acres of buckwheat, 6 horses aged 3 years and under, 4 acres of barley, 4 acres of turnips, 3 bushels of beans, 2 acres of corn, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of farmland in gardens, 1 acres of winter wheat, 1 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 168 yards of flannel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC039031— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC165035— 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 1861 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, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/portland-qc039031-1861/.