Portneuf, VL, Quebec (1921 census)
Portneuf, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 877. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142430. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.695°N, 71.890°W.
Population
In 1921, Portneuf, VL had a population of 877: 406 male and 471 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,790 |
| 1881 | 1,872 |
| 1891 | 1,855 |
| 1901 | 1,541 |
| 1911 | 1,767 |
| 1921 | 877 |
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 Portneuf, VL, 1911 (11.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Portneuf, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 877 total population, 471 females in the population, 458 females born in Canada, 406 males in the population, 397 males born in Canada, 9 females born outside the British Empire, 5 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 804 persons of French origin, 51 persons of British origin (English), 8 persons of British origin (Irish), 7 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 7 persons of German origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 812 Roman Catholics, 37 Anglicans (Church of England), 18 Presbyterians, 6 Lutherans, 3 Methodists, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC080029— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC080029— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142430
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portneuf,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portneuf_(ville)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 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, VL, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/portneuf-vl-qc080029-1921/.