Portland W-O, Quebec (1891 census)
Portland W-O was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,064. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.758°N, 75.655°W.
Population
In 1891, Portland W-O had a population of 1,064: 577 male and 487 female residents. Population density was 18.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 313 |
| 1891 | 1,064 |
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 W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 183 |
| Number of families | 183 |
| Number of females | 487 |
| Number of males | 577 |
| Number of married females | 179 |
| Number of married males | 180 |
| Number of married persons | 359 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| POP F | 487 |
| POP M | 577 |
| POP TOT | 1,064 |
| Total population | 1,064 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 299 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 387 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 686 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 512 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 552 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 183 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 183 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 7 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 124 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 59 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 183 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 17 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 72 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 954 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,658 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,655 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,544 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,681 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,339 |
| Acres of oats | 667 |
| Acres of potatoes | 116 |
| Acres of turnips | 19 |
| Acres of wheat | 81 |
| BAR AC | 17 |
| BAR BU | 276 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 276 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 339 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 183 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12,873 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,192 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,494 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 777 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,654 |
| BWT BU | 339 |
| CRN BU | 183 |
| HAY AC | 1,544 |
| HAY TONS | 1,334 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 82 |
| Number of chickens | 2,006 |
| Number of ducks | 7 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 103 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 98 |
| Number of geese | 28 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 41 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 204 |
| Number of milk cows | 332 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 201 |
| Number of other cattle | 291 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 106 |
| Number of sheep | 247 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 66 |
| Number of swine | 236 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 198 |
| Number of turkeys | 47 |
| OAT AC | 667 |
| OAT BU | 12,873 |
| PEA BU | 2,192 |
| POT AC | 116 |
| POT BU | 8,494 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 289 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 546 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 24,280 |
| RYE BU | 72 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,334 |
| WHT AC | 81 |
| WHT SP BU | 777 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 32 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 21 |
| A 51 100 | 34 |
| BEN BU | 32 |
| BUTTER LB | 24,280 |
| CATTLE KS | 82 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 299 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 387 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 686 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 289 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 41 |
| DUCKS | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 183 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 546 |
| FRN CA | 512 |
| GEESE | 28 |
| GRA BU | 14 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,006 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 204 |
| HOUSES | 183 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 48 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 124 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 34 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 59 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 183 |
| INF 11 A | 106 |
| MD FEM | 179 |
| MD MALE | 180 |
| MD TOT | 359 |
| MILK COWS | 332 |
| NAME CD | Ottawa, County—Comté |
| OC F | 98 |
| OC P | 103 |
| OC TOT | 201 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 291 |
| OTHERS | 552 |
| SHEEP | 247 |
| SHEEP KS | 66 |
| SUP AM | 3,681 |
| SUP FOR | 15,658 |
| SUP JV | 72 |
| SUP PAT | 954 |
| SUP SC | 2,655 |
| SUP TOT | 19,339 |
| SWINE | 236 |
| SWINE KS | 198 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 183 |
| TUR AC | 19 |
| TUR BU | 2,654 |
| TURKEY | 47 |
| WID FEM | 9 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 19 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176036— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC176036— 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 W-O, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/portland-w-o-qc176036-1891/.