Port Hawkesbury, T-V, Nova Scotia (1911 census)
Port Hawkesbury, T-V was a town in Nova Scotia, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 684. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2326975. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.641°N, 61.324°W.
Population
In 1911, Port Hawkesbury, T-V had a population of 684: 348 male and 336 female residents. Population density was 51.5 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Strath Lorne, 1901 (6.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Port Hawkesbury, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 336 |
| POP M | 348 |
| POP TOT | 684 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 29 |
| BAPTISTS | 91 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 223 |
| BRIT IRISH | 67 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 345 |
| CHINESE | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| DUTCH | 2 |
| DWELLINGS | 142 |
| F MARRIED | 115 |
| F SINGLE | 188 |
| F WIDOWED | 33 |
| FAMILIES | 144 |
| FRENCH | 19 |
| GERMAN | 3 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 119 |
| M SINGLE | 220 |
| M WIDOWED | 9 |
| METHODISTS | 199 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 85 |
| PROTESTANTS | 5 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 272 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 22 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
NS047026— 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 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 Hawkesbury, T-V, Nova Scotia (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/ns/port-hawkesbury-t-v-ns047026-1911/.