Portland, Quebec (1871 census)
Portland was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 396. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.767°N, 75.609°W.
Population
In 1871, Portland had a population of 396: 219 male and 177 female residents. Population density was 3.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 102 |
| 1861 | 429 |
| 1871 | 396 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Portland W-O, 1881 (55.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Portland E, 1881 (44.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Portland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 64 |
| Number of females | 177 |
| Number of males | 219 |
| Number of married females | 61 |
| Number of married males | 61 |
| Number of married persons | 122 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 8 |
| Total population | 396 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 110 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 156 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 266 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 60 |
| Number of occupied houses | 60 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 102 |
| BWT BU | 289 |
| CRN BU | 237 |
| HAY AC | 847 |
| HAY TONS | 616 |
| OAT BU | 3,957 |
| PEA BU | 461 |
| POT AC | 73 |
| POT BU | 6,681 |
| RYE BU | 67 |
| Total area (acres) | 63,500 |
| WHT SP BU | 366 |
| WHT WTR BU | 211 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 71 |
| AREA | 63,500 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 41 |
| CD | 94 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 64 |
| FEMALE | 177 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 60 |
| INHABITED | 60 |
| MALE | 219 |
| MARRIED F | 61 |
| MARRIED M | 61 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 122 |
| POPULATION | 396 |
| ROOT BU | 115 |
| SINGLE F | 110 |
| SINGLE M | 156 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 266 |
| TUR BU | 2,136 |
| UNINHABITED | 19 |
| WIDOWED F | 6 |
| WIDOWED M | 2 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC094004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC094004— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/portland-qc094004-1871/.