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 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 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,064 total population, 577 males, 487 females, 359 married persons, 183 families, 180 married males, 179 married females, 19 widowed persons, 10 widowed males, 9 widowed females, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 686 single persons under 18, 387 single males under 18, 299 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 552 persons who are not French Canadian, 512 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 183 houses, 183 houses built of wood, 183 occupied houses, 124 houses of 1 story, 59 houses of 2 stories, 48 houses of 5 rooms, 38 houses of 3 rooms, 34 houses of 2 rooms, 34 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 19 houses of 4 rooms, 10 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of 1 room, 4 houses under construction, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 24,280 pounds of homemade butter, 19,339 acres of land in farms, 15,658 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,873 bushels of oats, 8,494 bushels of potatoes, 3,681 acres of improved land in farms, 2,655 acres of farmland under crops, 2,654 bushels of turnips, 2,192 bushels of peas, 2,006 chickens, 1,544 acres of hay crops, 1,334 tons of hay, 954 acres of farmland in pasture, 777 bushels of spring wheat, 667 acres of oats, 546 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 339 bushels of buckwheat, 332 milk cows, 291 other cattle, 289 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 276 bushels of barley, 247 sheep, 236 swine, 204 horses aged over 3 years, 201 occupants of farms, 198 swine slaughtered or sold, 183 bushels of corn, 116 acres of potatoes, 106 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 103 farm occupants who own their land, 98 farm occupants who rent their land, 82 cattle killed or sold, 81 acres of wheat, 72 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 72 bushels of rye, 66 sheep slaughtered or sold, 47 turkeys, 41 horses aged 3 years and under, 34 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 32 bushels of beans, 32 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 28 geese, 21 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 19 acres of turnips, 17 acres of barley, 14 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 7 ducks, 6 other fowl, 5 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.