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 density was 24.3 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 231 |
| POP M | 224 |
| POP TOT | 455 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 18 |
| BAPTISTS | 312 |
| BRIT BORN F | 7 |
| BRIT BORN M | 5 |
| BRIT ENG | 315 |
| BRIT IRISH | 46 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 44 |
| CAN BORN F | 212 |
| CAN BORN M | 207 |
| EUR DUTCH | 3 |
| EUR FRENCH | 2 |
| EUR GERMAN | 40 |
| EUR OTHER | 5 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 12 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 12 |
| METHODISTS | 115 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 5 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 3 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
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/.