Port Hastings, Nova Scotia (1921 census)
Port Hastings was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 645. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.680°N, 61.340°W.
Population
In 1921, Port Hastings had a population of 645: 338 male and 307 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,681 |
| 1901 | 834 |
| 1911 | 761 |
| 1921 | 645 |
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 Hastings shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 645 total population, 338 males in the population, 331 males born in Canada, 307 females in the population, 299 females born in Canada, 6 females born outside the British Empire, 4 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 3 males born outside the British Empire, 2 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 575 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 52 persons of British origin (English), 11 persons of French origin, 3 persons of British origin (Irish), 3 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 353 Presbyterians, 266 Roman Catholics, 15 Methodists, 6 Anglicans (Church of England), 5 Baptists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS013015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013015— 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 Hastings, Nova Scotia (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-hastings-ns013015-1921/.