Port Hawkesbury, T-V, Nova Scotia (1901 census)
Port Hawkesbury, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 633. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2326975. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.641°N, 61.324°W.
Population
In 1901, Port Hawkesbury, T-V had a population of 633: 342 male and 291 female residents. Population density was 47.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 658 |
| 1901 | 633 |
| 1911 | 684 |
| 1921 | 869 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Port Hawkesbury, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 133 |
| Number of females | 291 |
| Number of males | 342 |
| Number of married females | 110 |
| Number of married males | 106 |
| Number of single females | 159 |
| Number of single males | 227 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| POP F | 291 |
| POP M | 342 |
| POP TOT | 633 |
| Total population | 633 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 129 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAMILIES | 133 |
| HOUSES | 129 |
| MARRIED F | 110 |
| MARRIED M | 106 |
| SINGLE F | 159 |
| SINGLE M | 227 |
| WIDOWED F | 22 |
| WIDOWED M | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS035017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_NS013026— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2326975
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Hawkesbury
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Hawkesbury
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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 Hawkesbury, T-V, Nova Scotia (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-hawkesbury-t-v-ns035017-1901/.