Port George, Nova Scotia (1891 census)
Port George was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 684. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.994°N, 65.123°W.
Population
In 1891, Port George had a population of 684: 348 male and 336 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).
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Middleton Corners, 1881 (61.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Port George shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 684 total population, 348 males, 336 females, 262 married persons, 158 families, 132 married males, 130 married females, 36 widowed persons, 27 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 4.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 386 single persons under 18, 207 single males under 18, 179 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 684 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 158 houses, 158 houses built of wood, 158 houses of 1 story, 158 occupied houses, 110 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 25 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 16 houses of 5 rooms, 4 houses of 4 rooms, 2 houses of 3 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 25,023 pounds of homemade butter, 10,922 acres of land in farms, 10,505 bushels of potatoes, 7,638 acres of improved land in farms, 4,899 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,635 bushels of turnips, 3,558 bushels of oats, 3,284 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,796 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,621 acres of farmland under crops, 1,595 acres of hay crops, 1,581 chickens, 1,560 bushels of barley, 1,272 tons of hay, 1,011 bushels of buckwheat, 899 sheep, 767 sheep slaughtered or sold, 263 other cattle, 237 milk cows, 195 bushels of spring wheat, 174 acres of oats, 156 swine slaughtered or sold, 151 occupants of farms, 150 bushels of corn, 142 farm occupants who own their land, 128 oxen, 118 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 113 horses aged over 3 years, 102 swine, 85 acres of potatoes, 72 ducks, 64 acres of barley, 61 bushels of beans, 50 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 45 cattle killed or sold, 42 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 41 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 39 horses aged 3 years and under, 39 turkeys, 35 geese, 34 bushels of peas, 34 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 27 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 15 acres of turnips, 12 bushels of rye, 10 acres of wheat, 9 farm occupants who rent their land, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS026025— 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 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). "Port George, Nova Scotia (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-george-ns026025-1891/.