Portneuf, Quebec (1871 census)
Portneuf was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,790. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.761°N, 71.946°W.
Population
In 1871, Portneuf had a population of 1,790: 903 male and 887 female residents. Population density was 35.5 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).
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 was contained in Cap Santé, 1861 (61.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Portneuf shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 287 |
| Number of females | 887 |
| Number of males | 903 |
| Number of married females | 247 |
| Number of married males | 246 |
| Number of married persons | 493 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 85 |
| Total population | 1,790 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 585 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 627 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,212 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 267 |
| Number of occupied houses | 273 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 72 |
| BWT BU | 1,574 |
| CRN BU | 319 |
| HAY AC | 1,461 |
| HAY TONS | 1,393 |
| OAT BU | 28,893 |
| PEA BU | 826 |
| POT AC | 172 |
| POT BU | 28,262 |
| RYE BU | 1,111 |
| Total area (acres) | 56,640 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,424 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 151 |
| AREA | 56,640 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 117 |
| CD | 143 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 287 |
| FEMALE | 887 |
| GRA BU | 33 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 273 |
| INHABITED | 267 |
| MALE | 903 |
| MARRIED F | 247 |
| MARRIED M | 246 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 493 |
| POPULATION | 1,790 |
| ROOT BU | 600 |
| SHANTIES | 6 |
| SINGLE F | 585 |
| SINGLE M | 627 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,212 |
| TUR BU | 5,577 |
| UNINHABITED | 28 |
| WIDOWED F | 55 |
| WIDOWED M | 30 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 85 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC143005— 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 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). "Portneuf, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/portneuf-qc143005-1871/.