Port George, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Port George was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 472. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.994°N, 65.123°W.
Population
In 1911, Port George had a population of 472: 243 male and 229 female residents. Population density was 25.2 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Port George shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 548 |
| POP F | 229 |
| POP M | 243 |
| POP TOT | 472 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 2 |
| ANGLICANS | 23 |
| BAPTISTS | 290 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 71 |
| BRIT IRISH | 22 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 21 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| DUTCH | 38 |
| DWELLINGS | 127 |
| F MARRIED | 97 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 7 |
| F SINGLE | 102 |
| F WIDOWED | 23 |
| FAMILIES | 127 |
| M DIVORCED | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 108 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 14 |
| M SINGLE | 115 |
| M WIDOWED | 5 |
| METHODISTS | 130 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 5 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 17 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 320 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS037023— 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 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 George, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-george-ns037023-1911/.