Portneuf, VL, Quebec (1881 census)
Portneuf, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,872. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142430. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.761°N, 71.946°W.
Population
In 1881, Portneuf, VL had a population of 1,872: 940 male and 932 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Portneuf, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,872 total population, 940 males, 932 females, 535 married persons, 323 families, 268 married males, 267 married females, 69 widowed persons, 46 widowed females, 23 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,268 single persons under 18, 649 single males under 18, 619 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 288 occupied houses, 286 inhabited houses, 45 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 29,477 bushels of oats, 17,315 bushels of potatoes, 2,907 bushels of turnips, 2,463 bushels of buckwheat, 2,414 bushels of spring wheat, 1,569 tons of hay, 1,187 acres of hay crops, 860 bushels of peas and beans, 772 bushels of other root crops, 634 bushels of rye, 367 bushels of corn, 288 acres of wheat, 162 bushels of barley, 140 acres of potatoes, 47 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Angus McDonald | 1807–1887 | died here |
| Edmund Montague Morris | 1871–1913 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,872 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC081015— 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 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, VL, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/portneuf-vl-qc081015-1881/.