Portneuf, Quebec (1891 census)
Portneuf was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,855. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.761°N, 71.946°W.
Population
In 1891, Portneuf had a population of 1,855: 918 male and 937 female residents. Population density was 36.8 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Portneuf, 1901 (58.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Portneuf shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 336 |
| Number of families | 336 |
| Number of females | 937 |
| Number of males | 918 |
| Number of married females | 290 |
| Number of married males | 290 |
| Number of married persons | 580 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 68 |
| POP F | 937 |
| POP M | 918 |
| POP TOT | 1,855 |
| Total population | 1,855 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 607 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 600 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,207 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,554 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 301 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 320 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 315 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 20 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 240 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 80 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 80 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 95 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 320 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 32 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 47 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,230 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 44,466 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,024 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,681 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,301 |
| Acres of land in farms | 55,767 |
| Acres of oats | 1,666 |
| Acres of potatoes | 126 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 86 |
| BAR AC | 32 |
| BAR BU | 333 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 333 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,363 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 506 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,904 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 374 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,977 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 47 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 562 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,859 |
| BWT BU | 2,363 |
| CRN BU | 506 |
| HAY AC | 2,681 |
| HAY TONS | 2,324 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 180 |
| Number of chickens | 1,891 |
| Number of ducks | 47 |
| Number of employees on farms | 8 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 163 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 6 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 63 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 255 |
| Number of milk cows | 641 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 179 |
| Number of other cattle | 399 |
| Number of other fowl | 35 |
| Number of oxen | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 27 |
| Number of sheep | 545 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 246 |
| Number of swine | 196 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 427 |
| Number of turkeys | 20 |
| OAT AC | 1,666 |
| OAT BU | 18,904 |
| PEA BU | 374 |
| POT AC | 126 |
| POT BU | 12,977 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 473 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,029 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 33,553 |
| RYE BU | 47 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,324 |
| WHT AC | 86 |
| WHT SP BU | 562 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 55 |
| A 11 50 | 23 |
| A 201 PL | 43 |
| A 51 100 | 31 |
| BEN BU | 46 |
| BUTTER LB | 33,553 |
| CATTLE KS | 180 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 607 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 600 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,207 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 473 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 63 |
| DUCKS | 47 |
| FAMILIES | 336 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,029 |
| FRN CA | 1,554 |
| GEESE | 6 |
| GRA BU | 26 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,891 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 255 |
| HOUSES | 320 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 80 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 240 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 95 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 55 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 80 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 31 |
| HOUSES W | 315 |
| INF 11 A | 27 |
| MD FEM | 290 |
| MD MALE | 290 |
| MD TOT | 580 |
| MILK COWS | 641 |
| NAME CD | Portneuf |
| OC E | 8 |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 163 |
| OC TOT | 179 |
| OTHER FOWL | 35 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 399 |
| OTHERS | 301 |
| SHEEP | 545 |
| SHEEP KS | 246 |
| SUP AM | 11,301 |
| SUP FOR | 44,466 |
| SUP JV | 47 |
| SUP PAT | 6,230 |
| SUP SC | 5,024 |
| SUP TOT | 55,767 |
| SWINE | 196 |
| SWINE KS | 427 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 320 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 1,859 |
| TURKEY | 20 |
| WID FEM | 40 |
| WID MALE | 28 |
| WID TOT | 68 |
| WORKING OX | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC178008— 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 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). "Portneuf, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/portneuf-qc178008-1891/.