Portneuf, VL, Quebec (1911 census)
Portneuf, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,767. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142430. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.735°N, 71.914°W.
Population
In 1911, Portneuf, VL had a population of 1,767: 857 male and 910 female residents. Population density was 48.9 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 | 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, 1921 (11.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Portneuf (Notre Dame de), 1921 (88.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Portneuf, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 23,132 area in acres, 1,767 total population, 910 females in the population, 857 males in the population, 555 single (never-married) females, 523 single (never-married) males, 345 families, 309 married males, 305 married females, 49 widowed females, 48.89 population per square mile, 36.14 area in square miles, 25 widowed males, 1 legally separated females. 1,541 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,587 persons of French origin, 113 persons of British origin (English), 39 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 24 persons of British origin (Irish), 4 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,613 Roman Catholics, 104 Anglicans (Church of England), 33 Presbyterians, 16 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 Baptists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 330 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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 1911, 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:
QC186009— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/portneuf-vl-qc186009-1911/.