Portneuf, VL, Quebec (1891 census)
Portneuf, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,855. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142430. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.761°N, 71.946°W.
Population
In 1891, Portneuf, VL had a population of 1,855: 918 male and 937 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Portneuf, VL, 1901 (58.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Portneuf, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,855 total population, 937 females, 918 males, 580 married persons, 336 families, 290 married females, 290 married males, 68 widowed persons, 40 widowed females, 28 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,207 single persons under 18, 607 single females under 18, 600 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,554 French Canadians, 301 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 320 houses, 320 occupied houses, 315 houses built of wood, 240 houses of 1 story, 95 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 80 houses of 2 stories, 80 houses of 4 rooms, 55 houses of 3 rooms, 41 houses of 5 rooms, 31 uninhabited houses, 21 houses of 2 rooms, 20 houses of 1 room, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses built of stone, 4 houses under construction, 1 houses built of brick, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 55,767 acres of land in farms, 44,466 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 33,553 pounds of homemade butter, 18,904 bushels of oats, 12,977 bushels of potatoes, 11,301 acres of improved land in farms, 6,230 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,024 acres of farmland under crops, 2,681 acres of hay crops, 2,363 bushels of buckwheat, 2,324 tons of hay, 2,029 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,891 chickens, 1,859 bushels of turnips, 1,666 acres of oats, 641 milk cows, 562 bushels of spring wheat, 545 sheep, 506 bushels of corn, 473 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 427 swine slaughtered or sold, 399 other cattle, 374 bushels of peas, 333 bushels of barley, 255 horses aged over 3 years, 246 sheep slaughtered or sold, 196 swine, 180 cattle killed or sold, 179 occupants of farms, 163 farm occupants who own their land, 126 acres of potatoes, 86 acres of wheat, 63 horses aged 3 years and under, 55 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 47 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 47 bushels of rye, 47 ducks, 46 bushels of beans, 43 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 35 other fowl, 32 acres of barley, 31 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 27 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 26 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 23 oxen, 23 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 20 turkeys, 11 acres of turnips, 8 employees on farms, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 geese. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Edmund Montague Morris | 1871–1913 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC178008— 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 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, VL, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/portneuf-vl-qc178008-1891/.