Port Dufferin, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Port Dufferin was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 950. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.934°N, 62.373°W.
Population
In 1911, Port Dufferin had a population of 950: 479 male and 471 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,120 |
| 1911 | 950 |
| 1921 | 660 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Port Dufferin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 950 total population, 479 males in the population, 471 females in the population, 322 single (never-married) males, 281 single (never-married) females, 181 families, 145 married females, 145 married males, 45 widowed females, 12 widowed males. 1,120 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 805 persons of British origin (English), 84 persons of Dutch origin, 43 persons of British origin (Irish), 14 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 4 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 521 Anglicans (Church of England), 230 Presbyterians, 145 Roman Catholics, 44 Baptists, 10 Methodists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 181 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS045023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS011025— 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 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). "Port Dufferin, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-dufferin-ns045023-1911/.