Port Greville, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Port Greville was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,141. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.451°N, 64.679°W.
Population
In 1911, Port Greville had a population of 1,141: 565 male and 576 female residents. Population density was 17.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,141 |
| 1921 | 1,222 |
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 Greville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,291 |
| POP F | 576 |
| POP M | 565 |
| POP TOT | 1,141 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 245 |
| BAPTISTS | 374 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 694 |
| BRIT IRISH | 204 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 243 |
| CHRISTIANS | 19 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 224 |
| F MARRIED | 209 |
| F SINGLE | 338 |
| F WIDOWED | 29 |
| FAMILIES | 224 |
| M MARRIED | 207 |
| M SINGLE | 346 |
| M WIDOWED | 12 |
| METHODISTS | 414 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 57 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 11 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS042018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS008015— 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 Greville, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-greville-ns042018-1911/.