Port George, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Port George was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 455. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.994°N, 65.123°W.
Population
In 1921, Port George had a population of 455: 224 male and 231 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 684 |
| 1901 | 548 |
| 1911 | 472 |
| 1921 | 455 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Port George shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 455 total population, 231 females in the population, 224 males in the population, 212 females born in Canada, 207 males born in Canada, 12 females born outside the British Empire, 12 males born outside the British Empire, 7 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 5 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 315 persons of British origin (English), 46 persons of British origin (Irish), 44 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 40 persons of German origin, 5 persons of other European origin, 3 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of French origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 312 Baptists, 115 Methodists, 18 Anglicans (Church of England), 5 Presbyterians, 3 Roman Catholics, 1 Adventists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS004022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS004022— 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 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). "Port George, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-george-ns004022-1921/.