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 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,141 total population, 576 females in the population, 565 males in the population, 346 single (never-married) males, 338 single (never-married) females, 224 families, 209 married females, 207 married males, 29 widowed females, 12 widowed males. 1,291 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 694 persons of British origin (English), 243 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 204 persons of British origin (Irish). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 414 Methodists, 374 Baptists, 245 Anglicans (Church of England), 57 Presbyterians, 19 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 19 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 11 Roman Catholics, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 224 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.