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 46.143°N, 61.386°W.
Population
In 1911, Port Hastings had a population of 761: 372 male and 389 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 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 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 761 total population, 389 females in the population, 372 males in the population, 245 single (never-married) males, 224 single (never-married) females, 164 families, 120 married females, 112 married males, 45 widowed females, 15 widowed males. 968 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 704 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 37 persons of British origin (English), 10 persons of British origin (Irish), 4 persons of French origin, 4 persons of German origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 428 Presbyterians, 287 Roman Catholics, 26 Methodists, 12 Anglicans (Church of England), 7 Baptists, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 163 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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/.