Portneuf, Quebec (1881 census)
Portneuf was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,872. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.761°N, 71.946°W.
Population
In 1881, Portneuf had a population of 1,872: 940 male and 932 female residents. Population density was 37.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,790 |
| 1881 | 1,872 |
| 1891 | 1,855 |
| 1901 | 1,541 |
| 1911 | 1,767 |
| 1921 | 952 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Portneuf shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 323 |
| Number of families | 323 |
| Number of females | 932 |
| Number of males | 940 |
| Number of married females | 267 |
| Number of married males | 268 |
| Number of married persons | 535 |
| Number of widowed females | 46 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 69 |
| POP TOT | 1,872 |
| Total population | 1,872 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 619 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 649 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,268 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 286 |
| Number of occupied houses | 288 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 45 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,187 |
| Acres of potatoes | 140 |
| Acres of wheat | 288 |
| BAR BU | 162 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 162 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,463 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 47 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 367 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 29,477 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 772 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 860 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,315 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 634 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,414 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,907 |
| BWT BU | 2,463 |
| CRN BU | 367 |
| HAY AC | 1,187 |
| HAY TONS | 1,569 |
| OAT BU | 29,477 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 860 |
| POT AC | 140 |
| POT BU | 17,315 |
| RYE BU | 634 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,569 |
| WHT AC | 288 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,414 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 619 |
| C UNMD M | 649 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,268 |
| D OCC | 288 |
| FEMALE | 932 |
| GRA BU | 47 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 286 |
| H UNINH | 45 |
| MALE | 940 |
| MD F | 267 |
| MD M | 268 |
| MD TOT | 535 |
| NUMBER CD | 81 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 772 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| TUR BU | 2,907 |
| WID F | 46 |
| WID M | 23 |
| WID TOT | 69 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC081015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC080008— 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 1881 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). "Portneuf, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/portneuf-qc081015-1881/.