Portland, Quebec (1911 census)
Portland was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,116. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.767°N, 75.609°W.
Population
In 1911, Portland had a population of 1,116: 576 male and 540 female residents. Population density was 10.9 people per square mile.
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).
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 contained Portland West—Ouest, 1901 (55.7% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Portland East—Est, 1901 (44.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Portland W.-O., 1921 (55.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Portland E., 1921 (44.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Portland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 65,250 area in acres, 1,116 total population, 576 males in the population, 540 females in the population, 374 single (never-married) males, 334 single (never-married) females, 195 families, 184 married males, 181 married females, 101.95 area in square miles, 25 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 10.95 population per square mile, 2 legally separated males. 1,208 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 762 persons of French origin, 107 persons of British origin (Irish), 106 persons of British origin (English), 69 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 63 persons of German origin, 9 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 877 Roman Catholics, 144 Anglicans (Church of England), 66 Presbyterians, 24 Lutherans, 5 Methodists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 180 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC165035— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/portland-qc165035-1911/.