Port Hastings, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Port Hastings was a census subdivision in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 761. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.680°N, 61.340°W.
Population
In 1911, Port Hastings had a population of 761: 372 male and 389 female residents. Population density was 24.0 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Port Hastings 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 | 968 |
| POP F | 389 |
| POP M | 372 |
| POP TOT | 761 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 12 |
| BAPTISTS | 7 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 37 |
| BRIT IRISH | 10 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 704 |
| DWELLINGS | 163 |
| F MARRIED | 120 |
| F SINGLE | 224 |
| F WIDOWED | 45 |
| FAMILIES | 164 |
| FRENCH | 4 |
| GERMAN | 4 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 112 |
| M SINGLE | 245 |
| M WIDOWED | 15 |
| METHODISTS | 26 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 428 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 287 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS047015— 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 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 Hastings, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-hastings-ns047015-1911/.